(a) the Act means the Trademark Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 427, as amended, codified in 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.
(b) Subsequent designation means a request for extension of protection of an international registration to a Contracting Party made after the International Bureau registers the mark.
(c) The acronym TEAS means the Trademark Electronic Application System available on-line through the Office's Web site at: www.uspto.gov.
(d) The term Office means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
(e) All references to sections in this part refer to 37 Code of Federal Regulations, except as otherwise stated.
Effective Date Note: At 80 FR 33190, June 11, 2015, Sec. 7.1 was amended by revising paragraph (c) and adding paragraph (f), effective July 11, 2015. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows: Sec. 7.1 Definitions of terms as used in this part.
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(c) The acronym TEAS means the Trademark Electronic Application System, available at http://www.uspto.gov.
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(f) The definitions specified in Sec. 2.2(k) and (n) of this chapter apply to this part. Sec. 7.2 [Reserved]