Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 2 - Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases |
Application for Registration |
§ 2.24 - Designation and revocation of domestic representative by foreign applicant.
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§ 2.24 Designation and revocation of domestic representative by foreign applicant.
(a)
(1) If an applicant(a) An applicant or registrant that is not domiciled in the United States
, the applicantmay designate a domestic representative (i.e., a person residing in the United States on whom notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark may be served)
by either:.
i) Setting forth the name and address of the domestic representative in the initial application; or (ii) Filing a separate designation setting forth the name and(
, signed by the applicant, someone with legal authority to bind the applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner of a partnership), or a practitioner qualified to practice under § 11.14 of this chapter.b) The designation, or a request to change or revoke a designation, must set forth the name, email address, and postal address of the domestic representative
(3(2) If the applicant does not file a document designating the name and address of a person residing in the United States on whom notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark may be served, or if the last person designated cannot be found at the address given in the designation, then notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark may be served on the Director.
and be signed pursuant to § 2.193(e)(8).
unless qualified under § 11.14 of this chapter.(c) The mere designation of a domestic representative does not authorize the person designated to represent the applicant
[74 FR 54907, Oct. 26, 2009(b) A request to change or revoke a designation of domestic representative must be signed by the applicant, someone with legal authority to bind the applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner of a partnership), or a practitioner qualified to practice under § 11.14 of this chapter.
or registrant.
[84 FR 37094, July 31, 2019]