15 U.S.C. § 1056 : US Code - Section 1056: Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1056 : US Code - Section 1056: Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

(a) Compulsory and voluntary disclaimers
The Director may require the applicant to disclaim an
unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable. An
applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to
be registered.
(b) Prejudice of rights
No disclaimer, including those made under subsection (e) of
section 1057 of this title, shall prejudice or affect the
applicant's or registrant's rights then existing or thereafter
arising in the disclaimed matter, or his right of registration on
another application if the disclaimed matter be or shall have
become distinctive of his goods or services.