15 U.S.C. § 1141i : US Code - Section 1141I: Effect of extension of protection

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1141i : US Code - Section 1141I: Effect of extension of protection

(a) Issuance of extension of protection
Unless a request for extension of protection is refused under
section 1141h of this title, the Director shall issue a certificate
of extension of protection pursuant to the request and shall cause
notice of such certificate of extension of protection to be
published in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
(b) Effect of extension of protection
From the date on which a certificate of extension of protection
is issued under subsection (a) of this section -
(1) such extension of protection shall have the same effect and
validity as a registration on the Principal Register; and
(2) the holder of the international registration shall have the
same rights and remedies as the owner of a registration on the
Principal Register.