Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1141g Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - TRADEMARKS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - THE MADRID PROTOCOL › § 1141g
Summary
International registrations extended to the U.S. keep the priority date under Article 4 if the U.S. request claims priority and the registration or its U.S. recording is within 6 months of the first national filing or a later application.
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Title 15, §1141g
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The holder of an international registration with a request for an extension of protection to the United States shall be entitled to claim a date of priority based on a right of priority within the meaning of Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property if—
(1)the request for extension of protection contains a claim of priority; and
(2)the date of international registration or the date of the recordal of the request for extension of protection to the United States is not later than 6 months after the date of the first regular national filing (within the meaning of Article 4(A)(3) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property) or a subsequent application (within the meaning of Article 4(C)(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property).
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1141g
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73