§ 280.710 - Applications for insignia.

(a) Each manufacturer or private label distributor must submit a written application for recordal of an insignia on the Fastener Insignia Register along with the prescribed fee. The application must be in a form prescribed by the Commissioner.

(b) The written application must be in the English language and must include the following:

(1) The name of the applicant;

(2) The address of the applicant;

(3) The entity, domicile, and state of incorporation, if applicable, of the applicant;

(4) Either:

(i) A request for recordal and issuance of a unique alphanumeric designation by the Commissioner, or

(ii) A request for recordal of a trademark, which is the subject of either a duly filed application or a registration for fasteners in the name of the applicant in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register, indicating the application serial number or registration number and accompanied by a copy of the drawing page of the application or a copy of the registration;

(5) A statement that the applicant will comply with the applicable provisions of the Fastener Quality Act;

(6) A statement that the person signing the application on behalf of the applicant has personal knowledge of the facts relevant to the application and that the person possesses the authority to act on behalf of the applicant;

(7) A verification stating that the person signing declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the information and statements included in the application are true and correct; and

(8) The application fee.

(c) An applicant may designate only one registered trademark for recordal on the Fastener Insignia Register in a single application. The trademark application or registration which forms the basis for the fastener recordal must be in active status, that is a pending application or a registration which is not expired, abandoned or canceled, at the time of the application for recordal.

(d) Applications and other documents should be addressed to: Box Fastener, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington DC 20231.