§ 280.713 - Recordal of additional insignia.

(a) A manufacturer or private label distributor to whom the Commissioner has issued an alphanumeric designation may apply for recordal of its trademark for fasteners if the trademark is the subject of a duly filed application or is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register. Upon recordal, either the alphanumeric designation or the registered mark, or both, may be used as recorded insignias.

(b) A manufacturer or private label distributor for whom the Commissioner has recorded a trademark as its fastener insignia, may apply for issuance and recordal of an alphanumeric designation as a fastener insignia. Upon recordal, either the alphanumeric designation or the trademark, or both, may be used as recorded insignias.