The provisions of this chapter shall govern so far as applicable applications for registration and registrations on the supplemental register as well as those on the principal register, but applications for and registrations on the supplemental register shall not be subject to or receive the advantages of sections 1051(b), 1052(e), 1052(f), 1057(b), 1057(c), 1062(a), 1063 to 1068, inclusive, 1072, 1115 and 1124 of this title. Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.
July 5, 1946, ch. 54060 Stat. 436Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 123102 Stat. 3943Pub. L. 105–330, title II, § 201(a)(6)112 Stat. 3070Pub. L. 116–260, div. Q, title II, § 225(e)(2)134 Stat. 2207(, title II, § 26, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–2602020— inserted “Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.” at end.
Pub. L. 105–3301998— substituted “, 1057(c),” for “1057(c),,”.
Pub. L. 100–6671988— inserted reference to sections 1051(b) and 1057(c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–260section 225(g) of div. Q of Pub. L. 116–260section 1064 of this titleAmendment by effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on , and applicable to any mark registered before, on, or after that effective date, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–330section 201(b) of Pub. L. 105–330section 1051 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable only to any civil action filed or proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office commenced on or after such date relating to the registration of a mark, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–667section 136 of Pub. L. 100–667section 1051 of this titleAmendment by effective one year after , see , set out as a note under .
Repeal and Effect on Existing Rights
section 1051 of this titleRepeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under .