Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§1141n Rights of Extension of Protection
Title 15 › Chapter 22— TRADEMARKS › Subchapter IV— THE MADRID PROTOCOL › § 1141n
Summary
Gives the extension certificate the same legal rights as the earlier U.S. registration, but only if three things match. The registration and the extension certificate must be owned by the same person, use the same mark, and cover the same goods or services.
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 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60