§ 2.176. Consideration of above matters.
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Link to an amendment published at 86 FR 64332, Nov. 17, 2021. Link to a delay of the above amendment published at 87 FR 62032, Oct. 13, 2022. Link to a delay of the above amendment published at 88 FR 62463, Sept. 12, 2023. The matters in §§ 2.171 to 2.175 will be considered in the first instance by the Post Registration examiners, except for requests to amend registrations involved in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as specified in § 2.173(a), which shall be considered by the Board.
If an action of the examiner is adverse, the owner of the registration may petition the Director to review the action under § 2.146. If the owner does not respond to an adverse action of the examiner within six months of the date of issuance, the matter will be considered abandoned. \[73 FR 67774, Nov. 17, 2008\]