Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§1072 Registration as Constructive Notice of Claim of Ownership

Title 15 › CHAPTER 22 — TRADEMARKS › SUBCHAPTER I — THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER › § 1072

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Registering a mark on the federal principal register (including under the Acts of March 3, 1881, and February 20, 1905) serves as legal notice to everyone that the person who registered it claims to own the mark.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §1072

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Registration of a mark on the principal register provided by this chapter or under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, shall be constructive notice of the registrant’s claim of ownership thereof.

Legislative History

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Acts

March 3, 1881, and

February 20, 1905, referred to in text, are acts Mar. 3, 1881, ch. 138, 21 Stat. 502 and Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, 33 Stat. 724, which were repealed insofar as inconsistent with this chapter by act

July 5, 1946, ch. 540, § 46(a), 60 Stat. 444. Act Feb. 20, 1905, was classified to sections 81 to 109 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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. § 1072

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102