[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR2.27]

[Page 268-269]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2.27  Pending trademark application index; access to applications.

    (a) An index of pending applications including the name and address 
of the applicant, a reproduction or description of the mark, the goods 
or services with which the mark is used, the class number, the dates of 
use, and the serial number and filing date of the application will be 
available for public inspection as soon as practicable after filing.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, access to 
the file of a particular pending application will be permitted prior to 
publication under Sec. 2.80 upon written request.
    (c) Decisions of the Commissioner and the Trademark Trial and Appeal 
Board in applications and proceedings relating thereto are published or 
available for inspection or publication.
    (d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, after a 
mark has been registered, or published for opposition, the file of the 
application and all proceedings relating thereto are available for 
public inspection and copies of the papers may be furnished upon paying 
the fee therefor.
    (e) Anything ordered to be filed under seal pursuant to a protective 
order issued or made by any court or by the Trademark Trial and Appeal 
Board in any proceeding involving an application or a registration shall 
be kept confidential and shall not be made available for public 
inspection or copying unless otherwise ordered by the court or the 
Board, or unless the party protected by the order voluntarily discloses 
the matter subject thereto. When possible, only confidential portions of 
filings with the Board shall be filed under seal.

[36 FR 25406, Dec. 31, 1971, as amended at 48 FR 23134, May 23, 1983; 48 
FR 27225, June 14, 1983]

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