Trademark Registration

The Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act of 1998 (TLTIA), Pub. L. No. 105-330, 112 Stat. 3064 (15 U.S.C. §1051), changed the requirements for filing affidavits or declarations of continued use or excusable nonuse under §8 of the Act (§8 affidavits), 15 U.S.C. §1058, and renewal applications under §9 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. §1059, effective October 30, 1999.