{"identifier":"/us/usc/t15/s1056","title":15,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1056.","heading":"Disclaimer of unregistrable matter","text":"\u00a7\u202f1056.\nDisclaimer of unregistrable matter\n(a)\nCompulsory and voluntary disclaimers\nThe Director may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable. An applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered.\n(b)\nPrejudice of rights\nNo disclaimer, including those made under subsection (e) of\nsection 1057 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t15/s1056.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s1056","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1056."},{"t":"heading","text":"Disclaimer of unregistrable matter"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s1056/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Compulsory and voluntary disclaimers"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable. An applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s1056/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prejudice of rights"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"No disclaimer, including those made under subsection (e) of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1057 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t15/s1057","tail":", shall prejudice or affect the applicant\u2019s or registrant\u2019s rights then existing or thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, or his right of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter be or shall have become distinctive of his goods or services."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}