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15 U.S.C. § 1056 - Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

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(a) Compulsory and voluntary disclaimers The Director may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable. An applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered.

(b) Prejudice of rights No disclaimer, including those made under subsection (e) of section 1057 of this title, shall prejudice or affect the applicants or registrants rights then existing or thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, or his right of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter be or shall have become distinctive of his goods or services.

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title I, § 6, 60 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 87772, § 3, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 769; Pub. L. 100667, title I, § 108, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3938; Pub. L. 106113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A583.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106113 substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”. 1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100667 substituted “subsection (e)” for “paragraph (d)”. 1962—Pub. L. 87772, among other changes, provided that an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1999 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100667 effective one year after Nov. 16, 1988, see section 136 of Pub. L. 100667, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.

Repeal and Effect on Existing RightsRepeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.