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TTABlog Recommended Reading: "U.S. Declarations of Use for Madrid-Based Registrations"

The November 15, 2008 INTA Bulletin includes a helpful article on "U.S. Declarations of Use for Madrid-Based Registrations," by Joseph F. Schmidt, Julie A. Katz, and Michele S. Katz (pdf here). The authors point out that the deadlines for Section 71 Declarations of Use are based on the date of issue of the U.S. Extension of Protection and not on the International Registration date. As a consequence, the 10-year renewal for a Madrid Extension of Protection (which is based on the I.R. date) will not be due at that same time as the 10-year Declaration of Use.A foreign owner unfamiliar with the particulars of U.S. law may be surprised that maintenance of its U.S. Extension of Protection requires more than just timely renewal of the corresponding International Registration...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on November 20, 2008 (boomark / email).