Significant Bit On June 12, 2008, the Federal Register included two notices of proposed changes to the rules governing Trademark practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. According to the notices, the proposed rule changes are mostly intended to codify existing practice. Links to the notices: FR TM Notice 1, FR TM Notice 2
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