§280.300. Recorded insignia required prior to offer for sale.
15 C.F.R. § 280.300
Unless the specifications provide otherwise, if a fastener is required by the applicable consensus standard(s) to bear an insignia identifying its manufacturer, the manufacturer must:
Record the insignia with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office prior to any sale or offer for sale of the fastener; and
Apply the insignia to any fastener that is sold or offered for sale. The insignia must be readable, and must be applied using the method for applying a permanent insignia that is provided for in the applicable consensus standard(s), or, if the applicable consensus standard(s) do(es) not specify a method for applying a permanent insignia, through any means of imprinting a permanent impression.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[65 FR 39803, June 28, 2000]
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.; Pub. L. 101-592, 104 Stat. 2943, as amended by Pub. L. 104-113, 110 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 105-234, 112 Stat. 1536; and Pub. L. 106-34, 113 Stat. 118.
Source
Source: 61 FR 50558, Sept. 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[65 FR 39803, June 28, 2000]