United States of America - Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposes amending the Textile Rules ("Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act") to delete the requirement that an owner of a registered word trademark furnish the FTC with a copy of the mark's registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") before using the mark on labels, and to no longer restrict the use of such trademarks to only those also employed as house marks. Eliminating these requirements is expected to reduce compliance costs while increasing firms' flexibility.

Products covered: Textile fiber products, Textile fibres

HS code: 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63

Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

Final date for comments: 31 July 2017

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.