Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 37  /  Part 2  /  Sec. 2.56 Specimens.

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(2) A service mark specimen must show the mark as used in the sale or advertising of the services.

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(5) A certification mark specimen must show how a person other than the owner uses the mark to reflect certification of regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of that person's goods or services; or that members of a union or other organization performed the work or labor on the goods or services.

(c) A photocopy or other reproduction of a specimen of the mark as used on or in connection with the goods, or in the sale or advertising of the services, is acceptable. However, a photocopy of the drawing required by Sec. 2.51 is not a proper specimen.

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(3) In the absence of non-bulky alternatives, a specimen of use in another appropriate medium may be designated as acceptable by the Office.

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