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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 22— TRADEMARKS · SUBCHAPTER IV— THE MADRID PROTOCOL · § 1141a

§ 1141a. International applications based on United States applications or registrations

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(a)In general The owner of a basic application pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office may file an international application by submitting to the United States Patent and Trademark Office a written application in such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed by the Director.
(b)Qualified owners A qualified owner, under subsection (a), shall—
(1)be a national of the United States;
(2)be domiciled in the United States; or
(3)have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, § 61, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1915.)
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  • July 5, 1946, ch. 540
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13402
  • 116 Stat. 1915
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§ 1141a
International applications based on United States applications or registrations
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ActJuly 5, 1946, ch. 540
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13402
Stat.116 Stat. 1915
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