Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§1096 Registration on Supplemental Register Not Used to Stop Importations
Title 15 › CHAPTER 22 — TRADEMARKS › SUBCHAPTER II — THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER › § 1096
Summary
You cannot give a trademark registration that is only on the supplemental register, or one made under the Act of March 19, 1920, to the Department of the Treasury. You also cannot use that registration to stop imported goods from entering the United States.
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Title 15, §1096
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Registration on the supplemental register or under the Act of March 19, 1920, shall not be filed in the Department of the Treasury or be used to stop importations.
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Act of
March 19, 1920, referred to in text, is act Mar. 19, 1920, ch. 104, §§ 1–9, 41 Stat. 533, which was generally classified to sections 121 to 128 of this title, and which was repealed insofar as inconsistent with this chapter by act
July 5, 1946, ch. 540, § 46(b), 60 Stat. 444.
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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15 U.S.C. § 1096
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102