15 CFR 280.300
§ 280.300 Recorded insignia required prior to offer for sale.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 280.300, § 280.300 Recorded insignia required prior to offer for sale, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/61549
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Full text
Unless the specifications provide otherwise, if a fastener is required by the applicable consensus standard(s) to bear an insignia identifying its manufacturer, the manufacturer must:
(a) Record the insignia with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office prior to any sale or offer for sale of the fastener; and
(b) Apply the insignia to any fastener that is sold or offered for sale. The insignia must be readable, and must be applied using the method for applying a permanent insignia that is provided for in the applicable consensus standard(s), or, if the applicable consensus standard(s) do(es) not specify a method for applying a permanent insignia, through any means of imprinting a permanent impression.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.