| (a) The applicant must disclose any prior applications
for registration of the mark, or a portion of the mark, with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). If any prior applications
for registration have been made by the applicant or applicant's predecessor,
the applicant must provide the following information to the Secretary
of State:
(1) the filing date and serial number of each application;
(2) the status of any filing; and
(3) if any application was finally refused registration
or has not otherwise resulted in the issuance of a registration, the
reasons for the refusal or nonissuance.
(b) Applicants may comply with subsection (a) of this
section by providing copies of documents issued by the USPTO that
include the required information.
(c) Failure to disclose an application for registration
with the USPTO that was finally refused or has not otherwise resulted
in issuance of a registration may result in the rejection of an application.
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