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Title 37 - PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTSChapter I - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCESubchapter A - GENERALPart 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
THE WRITTEN APPLICATION
Section 2.48 - Office does not issue duplicate registrations

37 C.F.R. § 2.48

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Section 2.48 - Office does not issue duplicate registrations

If two applications on the same register would result in registrations that are exact duplicates, the Office will permit only one application to mature into registration, and will refuse registration in the other application.

37 C.F.R. §2.48

73 FR 67769 , Nov. 17, 2008

Part 3 pertaining to both patents and trademarks is placed in the grouping pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 4 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 5 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.