---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 7.38"
title: "37"
number: "7.38"
heading: "Notice to holder of extension of protection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/7.38"
---

# §7.38. Notice to holder of extension of protection.


The registration certificate for an extension of protection to the United States includes a notice of the requirement for filing the affidavit or declaration of use or excusable nonuse under [section 71](/cfr/37/71.md) of the Act. However, the affidavit or declaration must be filed within the time period required by section 71 of the Act regardless of whether this notice is received.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123, 35 U.S.C. 2, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.