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U.S.C. Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 22-TRADEMARKS
SUBCHAPTER I-THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER

15 U.S. Code § 1056

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15 U.S. Code § 1056. Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

(a) Compulsory and voluntary disclaimers

The Director may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable. An applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered.

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The United States Code on COSMOS is current through Public Law 118-64 (05/24/2024).

SUBCHAPTER I-THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER

§1051 Application for registration; verification
§1052 Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
§1053 Service marks registrable
§1054 Collective marks and certification marks registrable
§1055 Use by related companies affecting validity and registration
§1056 Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
§1057 Certificates of registration
§1058 Duration, affidavits and fees
§1059 Renewal of registration
§1060 Assignment
§1061 Execution of acknowledgments and verifications
§1062 Publication
§1063 Opposition to registration
§1064 Cancellation of registration
§1065 Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions
§1066 Interference; declaration by Director
§1066a Ex parte expungement
§1066b Ex parte reexamination
§1067 Interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation; notice; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
§1068 Action of Director in interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation
§1069 Application of equitable principles in inter partes proceedings
§1070 Appeals to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board from decisions of examiners
§1071 Appeal to courts
§1072 Registration as constructive notice of claim of ownership

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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)

Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd

Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681

False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.

Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.

Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h

Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.

Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.

Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn

Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

15 U.S. Code § 1056. Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

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