Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§1061 Execution of Acknowledgments and Verifications
Title 15 › Chapter 22— TRADEMARKS › Subchapter I— THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER › § 1061
Summary
Required acknowledgments or sworn statements can be made before any U.S. official who can give oaths, or abroad before a U.S. embassy/consulate officer or an authorized foreign official (with a U.S. certificate or apostille). They are valid if done under the local law.
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Title 15, §1061
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Acknowledgments and verifications required under this chapter may be made before any person within the United States authorized by law to administer oaths, or, when made in a foreign country, before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States or before any official authorized to administer oaths in the foreign country concerned whose authority is proved by a certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, or apostille of an official designated by a foreign country which, by treaty or convention, accords like effect to apostilles of designated officials in the United States, and shall be valid if they comply with the laws of the state or country where made.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Acts Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 2, 33 Stat. 724; Feb. 18, 1909, ch. 144, 35 Stat. 627.
Amendments
1982—Pub. L. 97–247 substituted “is” for “shall be” after “whose authority”, and inserted “, or apostille of an official designated by a foreign country which, by treaty or convention, accords like effect to apostilles of designated officials in the United States”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–247 effective Aug. 27, 1982, see section 17(a) of Pub. L. 97–247, set out as a note under section 41 of Title 35, Patents. Repeal and Effect on Existing RightsRepeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1061
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60