Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1056 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1056 : US Code - Notes

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title I, Sec. 6, 60 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 87-
772, Sec. 3, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 769; Pub. L. 100-667, title I,
Sec. 108, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3938; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(b)(1)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113
Stat. 1536, 1501A-583.)
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-113 substituted "Director" for
"Commissioner".
1988 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-667 substituted "subsection (e)"
for "paragraph (d)".
1962 - Pub. L. 87-772, among other changes, provided that an
applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to
be registered.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29,
1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-
113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-667 effective one year after Nov. 16,
1988, see section 136 of Pub. L. 100-667, set out as a note under
section 1051 of this title.
REPEAL AND EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS
Repeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on
pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under
prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No.
5 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat.
1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.