§1141f Effect of Filing a Request for Extension of Protection of an International Registration to the United States

Summary

When the International Bureau sends a request to extend an international trademark to the United States, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will treat it as properly filed if the request includes a signed statement by the applicant or holder saying they genuinely intend to use the mark in U.S. commerce. Unless the extension is refused under section 1141h, that proper filing counts as having used the mark in the U.S. and gives the same rights as section 1057(c). The effective date is the earliest of: the international registration date (if the request was in the original international application), the date the request was recorded (if filed later), or the priority date claimed under section 1141g.