United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 09 July 2002

                       Changes in Procedures for Filing
                      Trademark Documents By Express Mail

   Effective June 24, 2002, 37 C.F.R.  1.10(a) has been amended. The
Express Mail procedure provided in 37 C.F.R.  1.10 no longer applies to the
following trademark documents:

   . Trademark/Service Mark Application under  1 or  44 of the Trademark
Act, 15 U.S.C.  1051 or  1126

   . Statement of Use under  1(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.  1051(d)

   . Amendment to Allege Use under  1(c) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.
1051(c)

   . Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use under  1(d)
of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.  1051(d)

   . Affidavit or Declaration of Continued Use under Section 8 of the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.  1058

   . Renewal Request under Section 9 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.  1059

   . Combined Filing under Sections 8 and 9 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.
  1058 and 1059

   . Combined Affidavit or Declaration under Sections 8 and 15 of the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.   1058 and 1065

   . Request to Change or Correct Address

   If the documents listed above are filed by Express Mail, they will
receive a filing date as of the date of receipt in the Office and not the
date of deposit with the United States Postal Service.  See notice at 67
Fed. Reg. 36099 (May 23, 2002), available at
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/expmailrule2.pdf.

June 6, 2002                                                ANNE H. CHASSER
                                                Commissioner for Trademarks