15 U.S.C. § 1141f : US Code - Section 1141F: Effect of filing a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1141f : US Code - Section 1141F: Effect of filing a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States

(a) Requirement for request for extension of protection
A request for extension of protection of an international
registration to the United States that the International Bureau
transmits to the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be
deemed to be properly filed in the United States if such request,
when received by the International Bureau, has attached to it a
declaration of bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce that
is verified by the applicant for, or holder of, the international
registration.
(b) Effect of proper filing
Unless extension of protection is refused under section 1141h of
this title, the proper filing of the request for extension of
protection under subsection (a) of this section shall constitute
constructive use of the mark, conferring the same rights as those
specified in section 1057(c) of this title, as of the earliest of
the following:
(1) The international registration date, if the request for
extension of protection was filed in the international
application.
(2) The date of recordal of the request for extension of
protection, if the request for extension of protection was made
after the international registration date.
(3) The date of priority claimed pursuant to section 1141g of
this title.