Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1065 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1065 : US Code - Notes

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title I, Sec. 15, 60 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 87-
772, Sec. 10, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 771; Pub. L. 93-596, Sec. 1,
Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 97-247, Sec. 10, Aug. 27,
1982, 96 Stat. 320; Pub. L. 100-667, title I, Sec. 116, Nov. 16,
1988, 102 Stat. 3941; 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.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Acts March 3, 1881 and February 20, 1905, referred to in text,
are acts Mar. 3, 1881, ch. 138, 21 Stat. 502 and Feb. 20, 1905, ch.
592, 33 Stat. 724, which were repealed insofar as inconsistent with
this chapter by act July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Sec. 46(a), 60 Stat.
444. Act Feb. 20, 1905, was classified to sections 81 to 109 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Pub. L. 106-113 substituted "Director" for "Commissioner"
in par. (3) and in two places in concluding provisions.
1988 - Pub. L. 100-667, in introductory provisions, substituted
"paragraphs (3) and (5)" for "subsections (c) and (e)", in par. (3)
"paragraphs" for "subsections", and in par. (4) "the generic name
for the goods or services or a portion thereof, for which it is
registered" for "the common descriptive name of any article or
substance, patented or otherwise".
1982 - Pub. L. 97-247 substituted "registration" for "the
publication" in provision preceding par. (1).
1975 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 93-596 substituted "Patent and Trademark
Office" for "Patent Office".
1962 - Pub. L. 87-772 substituted "(c) and (e) of section 1064"
for "(c) and (d) of section 1064" in provision preceding par. (1),
and struck out "or trade name" after "in a mark" in par. (4).
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-247 effective six months after Aug. 27,
1982, see section 17(c) of Pub. L. 97-247, set out as a note under
section 294 of Title 35, Patents.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4
of Pub. L. 93-596, set out as a note under section 1111 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.