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USPTO TMEP › Chapter 1200 - Substantive Examination of Applications › TMEP § 1201.02(e)

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See

TMEP Chapter

500

regarding changes of ownership and changes of

name subsequent to filing an application for registration, and

TMEP

§§502.02–502.02(b)

regarding the procedure for

requesting that a certificate of registration be issued in the name of an

assignee or in an applicant’s new name.

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