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[CITE: 15USC1123]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                         CHAPTER 22--TRADEMARKS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 1123. Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in 
        Patent and Trademark Office
        
    The Director shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with 
law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office 
under this chapter.

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, Sec. 41, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93-596, 
Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, 
Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(b)(1)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 
1536, 1501A-583.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Act Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, Sec. 26, 33 Stat. 730.


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``Director'' for ``Commissioner''.
    1975--Pub. L. 93-596 substituted ``Patent and Trademark Office'' for 
``Patent Office''.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, 
see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out 
as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.


                    Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of 
Pub. L. 93-596, set out as a note under section 1111 of this title.


                  Repeal and Effect on Existing Rights

    Repeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending 
proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see 
notes set out under section 1051 of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies 
of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of 
Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5, of 1950, 
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in 
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
