Pub. L. 105-330, tit. I, sec. 109

TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

EnactedYear: 1998Length: 213 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 109. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. (a) Registrations in 20-Year Term.— The provisions of section 8 of the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended by section 105 of this Act, shall apply to a registration for trademark issued or renewed for a 20-year term, if the expiration date of the registration is on or after the effective date of this Act. (b) Applications for Registration.— This title and the amendments made by this title shall apply to any application for registration of a trademark pending on, or filed on or after, the effective date of this Act. (c) Affidavits.— The provisions of section 8 of the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended by section 105 of this Act, shall apply to the filing of an affidavit if the sixth or tenth anniversary of the registration, or the sixth anniversary of publication of the registration under section 12(c) of the Trademark Act of 1946, for which the affidavit is filed is on or after the effective date of this Act. (d) Renewal Applications.— The amendment made by section 106 shall apply to the filing of an application for renewal of a registration if the expiration date of the registration for which the renewal application is filed is on or after the effective date of this Act.