§1141h. Examination of and opposition to request for extension of protection; notification of refusal — Inbound Citations

Citations to 15 U.S.C. § 1141h as a whole

• 15 U.S.C. § 1141e(a)

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  (a) Subject to the provisions of section 1141h of this title, the holder of an international registration shall be entitled to the benefits of extension of protection of that international registration to the United States to the extent necessary to give effect to any provision of the Madrid Protocol.
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141f(b)

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  (b) Unless extension of protection is refused under section 1141h of this title, the proper filing of the request for extension of protection under subsection (a) shall constitute constructive use of the mark, conferring the same rights as those specified in section 1057(c) of this title, as of the earliest of the following:

  (1) The international registration date, if the request for extension of protection was filed in the international application.

  (2) The date of recordal of the request for extension of protection, if the request for extension of protection was made after the international registration date.

  (3) The date of priority claimed pursuant to section 1141g of this title.
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141i(a)

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  (a) Unless a request for extension of protection is refused under section 1141h of this title, the Director shall issue a certificate of extension of protection pursuant to the request and shall cause notice of such certificate of extension of protection to be published in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.