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1904.01    Filing Request for Extension of Protection to United States

The holder of an international registration may file a request for extension of protection of that registration to the United States under §66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f(a).  The request for extension of protection to the United States may be included in the international application, or in a subsequent designation made after the IB registers the mark.  The IB will transmit the request for extension of protection to the United States to the USPTO electronically.  The USPTO refers to a request for extension of protection to the United States as a "§66(a) application." 37 C.F.R. §7.25(b).