Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1141c Restriction, abandonment, cancellation, or expiration of a basic application or basic registration
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - TRADEMARKS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - THE MADRID PROTOCOL › § 1141c
Summary
Director must notify the International Bureau when the U.S. application or registration that supports an international registration is limited, abandoned, canceled, or expires for listed goods or services. The notice must be sent within 5 years, or later if the action began before that 5‑year period ended.
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Title 15, §1141c
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
With respect to an international application transmitted to the International Bureau under section 1141b of this title, the Director shall notify the International Bureau whenever the basic application or basic registration which is the basis for the international application has been restricted, abandoned, or canceled, or has expired, with respect to some or all of the goods and services listed in the international registration—
(1)within 5 years after the international registration date; or
(2)more than 5 years after the international registration date if the restriction, abandonment, or cancellation of the basic application or basic registration resulted from an action that began before the end of that 5-year period.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1141c
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73