blackout period

blackout period. Trademarks. The time between the examining attorney’s approval of an intent-to-use application for publication in the Official Gazette and the issuance of a notice of allowance after publication, during which the applicant may not file a statement of use or make any other substantive amendment to the application. [Cases: Trade Regulation 214. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 180.]

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词条贡献者

法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。