1071(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting after authorized by subsection (a) of this section the following: , other than a registrant subject to an expungement proceeding or ex parte reexamination . (e) Technical and conforming amendments The Trademark Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 15 by striking paragraphs (3) and (5) and inserting paragraphs (3), (5) and (6)