Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1141n Rights of extension of protection
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - TRADEMARKS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - THE MADRID PROTOCOL › § 1141n
Summary
If the same person owns a U.S. trademark registration and later gets a certificate extending protection in the United States for that same mark and the same listed goods or services, the certificate must have all the same legal rights the registration had before the certificate was issued.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1141n
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
When a United States registration and a subsequently issued certificate of extension of protection to the United States are owned by the same person, identify the same mark, and list the same goods or services, the extension of protection shall have the same rights that accrued to the registration prior to issuance of the certificate of extension of protection.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1141n
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73