T.M.E.P. § 1904.13
Amendment of Registered Extension of Protection to the United States

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1904.13 Amendment of Registered Extension of Protection to the United States

All requests to record changes to an international registration and extensions of associated extensions of protection must be filed at the IB. Accordingly, the holder of a registered extension of protection of an international registration to the United States cannot file an amendment under §7 of the Trademark Act. TMEP §§1609.01(a) and 1609.02. The USPTO will not accept an amendment of a registered extension of protection that has not been recorded in the International Register. See TMEP §§1906.01 et seq. regarding requests to record changes at the IB.