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Trademark Law: Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases, 37 C.F.R. 2 et seq. & Federal Statues; Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq. & Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. Part 1 (Consolidated Trademark Law and Regulation as of July 11, 2015), United States of America

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Consolidated: July 11, 2015 Type of Text IP Legal Literature Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names Notes This compilation contains (i) the Lanham (Trademark) Act 1946, as codified in Title 15 of the USC, the main source of US Trademark Law; and (ii) Part 1 of the Patents Act, as codified in Title 35 of the USC, which establishes the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Trademark Law: Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases, 37 C.F.R. 2 et seq. & Federal Statues; Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq. & Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. Part 1 (Consolidated Trademark Law and Regulation as of July 11, 2015) PDF HTML
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