T.M.E.P. § 1709
Matters Delegated by Director

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1709 Matters Delegated by Director

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §3(a) and (b), the Director has delegated the authority to decide trademark-related petitions filed under 37 C.F.R. §§2.66 and 2.146, and to exercise supervisory authority in trademark-related matters pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §2, to the Commissioner for Trademarks.

Under 35 U.S.C. §3(b)(3)(B) and 37 C.F.R. 2.146(h), the Commissioner for Trademarks may redelegate this authority to the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy or the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, who may further redelegate the authority.

Authority to decide trademark-related petitions filed under 37 C.F.R. 2.146 has been delegated to the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy. Authority to decide the following petitions has been delegated to the staff attorneys and paralegal specialists in the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks:

• Petitions to make special ( TMEP §§1710 et seq.);

• Petitions to add or substitute a filing basis after publication (37 C.F.R. 2.35(b)(3); TMEP §806.03(j)) ;

• Petitions to revive (37 C.F.R. 2.66; TMEP §§1714 et seq.);

• Requests by departments or agencies of the Government to waive fees pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113(b);

• Requests to reinstate abandoned applications ( TMEP §1712.01) ; and

• Requests to review the denial of application filing dates ( TMEP §1711).