1401.03 Marking Classification on Copies in Search Library (R -5]

Beginning September 1, 1973, all published marks, registrations and renewals will be assigned not only an international class number but also a class number according to prior United States classification.
By placing a prior United States class number, as well as an international class number, on copies of registrations which are placed in the Trademark Search Library after the international classification becomes official, searching may continue to be conducted on the basis of the prior United States classification. Registration copies placed in the Search Library prior to September 1, 1973, bear prior United States class numbers, so that placing prior United States class numbers on registration copies on and after September 1, 1973, will provide continuity in the identification of classes on copies of registrations.