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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 22— TRADEMARKS · SUBCHAPTER I— THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER · § 1053

§ 1053. Service marks registrable

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Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of trademarks, so far as they are applicable, service marks shall be registrable, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trademarks, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided in this chapter in the case of trademarks. Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of trademarks.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title I, § 3, 60 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 105, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3938; Pub. L. 106–43, § 6(b), Aug. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 220.)
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  • July 5, 1946, ch. 540
  • 60 Stat. 429
  • Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 105
  • 102 Stat. 3938
  • Pub. L. 106–43, § 6(b)
  • 113 Stat. 220
  • Pub. L. 106–43
  • Pub. L. 100–667
  • section 136 of Pub. L. 100–667
  • 64 Stat. 1263
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§ 1053
Service marks registrable
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ActJuly 5, 1946, ch. 540
Stat.60 Stat. 429
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 105
Stat.102 Stat. 3938
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–43, § 6(b)
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