15 CFR §280.324
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- (a)The Director, USPTO, shall designate the certificate of recordal as inactive, upon:
- (1)Issuance of a final decision on appeal which refuses registration of the application which formed the basis for the certificate of recordal;
- (2)Abandonment of the application which formed the basis for the certificate of recordal;
- (3)Cancellation or expiration of the trademark registration which formed the basis of the certificate of recordal; or
- (4)An amendment of the mark in a trademark application or registration that forms the basis for a certificate of recordal. The certificate of recordal shall become inactive as of the date the amendment is filed. A new application for recordal of the amended trademark application or registration may be submitted to the Commissioner at any time.
- (b)Certificates of recordal designated inactive due to cancellation, expiration, or amendment of the trademark registration, or abandonment or amendment of the trademark application, cannot be reactivated.