INDEX - Trademark Manual of Examining Procedures (TMEP)

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Abandonment of application (see also Abandoned application; Petition to revive abandoned application; Reinstatement of inadvertently abandoned application)

after ex parte appeal—718.05; 1501.04; 1714.01(f)(i)

after inter partes proceeding—718.06

defined—718

express—718.01

incomplete response resulting in—718-718.03(c); 1714.01(f)(ii)

location of files—109.02; 718.07

notice of, for failure to respond—718.04; 718.06

of multi-basis application—806.02(d)

of multi-class application—1403.05

ordering abandoned files —718.07

partial—718.02(a); 1402.13; 1403.05; 1904.03(d)

petition from examining attorney’s holding of—1713

reconsideration of holding of—718.03(c)

through failure to file statement of use—718.04

through failure to prosecute appeal—718.05

through failure to respond to Office action —718.02; 718.03
Abstracts of title—503.08(a)
Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual—1402.04
Access by public to files

electronic images—109.01

paper files—109.02
Accessibility

of assignment records—503.08

of files held by Office personnel—109
Acquired distinctiveness (§2(f)) claim

as to a portion of the mark—1212.02(f); 1212.09(b)

based on five years’ use—1212.05-1212.05(d)

based on ownership of prior registrations—1212.04-1212.04(e)

concession that matter is not inherently distinctive—1212.02(b)

evidence submitted to establish—1212.06-1212.06(e)

in part—1212.02(f); 1212.09(b)

in §1(b) application—1212.09-1212.09(b)

in §44 application—1010; 1212.08

in §66(a) application—1212.08

in the alternative—1212.02(c)

printing of—817; 1212.10

unnecessary—1212.02(d)
Act of 1881—1601.04; 1602.02
Act of 1905—1601.04; 1602.02
Act of 1920—1601.05; 1602.03
Act of 1946 (see Trademark Act of 1946)
Action after issuance of notice of allowance and before filing of statement of use—807.03(j); 1107
Action by affidavit/renewal examiner

upon examination of §8 affidavit—1604.15

upon examination of renewal application—1606.11
Action by examining attorney (see also Examination)

after final refusal—715.03(a); 715.03(b)

all arguments by applicant to be addressed in—713.03

all outstanding refusals and requirements to be noted in—713.02

citation of decisions in—705.05

citation of registrations in—705.03

date of—705.07

evidence supporting refusal in—710.01-710.01(c)

form paragraphs in—705.01

incomplete response to—718.03-718.03(c)

language in—705.01

non-receipt of—717.02

piecemeal action to be avoided—704.01

returned—403; 717.01

review by supervisory examining attorney—705.06

“search clause” in—704.02

statutory language in—705.01

to be complete—704.01

unpublished decisions not to be cited in—705.05
Address

changing address of owner of registration—1609.11

changing correspondence address—603.02-603.02(c)

correspondence—603-603.05

for communications to the International Bureau—1906

for communications to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)—305.01

for electronic mail communications—304.08

for filing documents to be recorded in Assignment Division—503.04

of applicant—803.05

of assignee—502.02(a)-(b)
Advisory statement cannot serve as foundation for final refusal—714.05(c)
Aesthetic functionality—1202.02(a)(iii)(C)
Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8) (See also Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))

appeal to federal court—1604.19

combined with renewal application—1606.20

combined with §15 affidavit—1605.05

change from mark as registered—1604.13

character of use of mark—1604.10

deficiencies, correction of—1604.06(b); 1604.17-1604.17(c)

domestic representative, designation of—1604.14

execution of—1604.08-1604.08(d)

extension of protection to the United States (§71)—1613

fee for filing—1604.06-1604.06(c)

form for filing—1604.03

goods and services set forth in—1604.09-1604.09(e)

grace period—1604.04; 1604.06(b)

nonuse—1604.11

notice on registration certificate—1604.02

Office action upon examination of—1604.15

ownership—1604.07-1604.07(f)

petition to Director—1604.18-1604.18(c)

premature filing of—1604.04(a)

recourse after refusal—1604.18-1604.18(c); 1604.19

response to Office action—1604.16

requirements for—1604.05

registrations in 20-year terms—1604.04(b)

signature—1604.08-1604.08(d)

specimen(s)—1604.12-1604.12(c)

time for filing—1604.04; 1604.17(c)

untimely filing cannot be cured—1712.02; 1604.17(c)

use in commerce—1604.10

who may file—1604.07
Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71)—1613 (See also Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))
Affidavit of incontestability (§15)—1605-1605.06

combined with §8 affidavit—1605.05

form for filing—1605.02

premature—1605.03

requirements for—1605.04

§14 limitation independent of—1605.06

registered extension of protection of international registration—1605.01; 1904.11

substitute—1605.04

Supplemental Register registrations not eligible—1605.01

time for filing—1605.03
Affidavit of use (see Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse)
Affidavit under §8 (see Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))
Affidavit under §71 (see Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
Agents—602
Agreement of drawing and foreign registration in §44 application—807.03(f); 807.12(b); 1011.01
Agreement of drawing and specimen—807.12(a); 1215.02(c)
Allegations of use in §1(b) application (see also Amendment to allege use; Statement of use)—1103
Alphabetical List, International—1401.02(c)
Amendment of application

after decision on appeal—1501.06

after final action—715; 715.01; 715.02

after publication—1505-1505.02(d)

from Principal Register to Supplemental Register in §1(b) application—1102.03

prohibited during period between issuance of notice of allowance and filing of statement of use, except to delete specified goods or services (§1(b) application)—1107

to add or substitute a basis for registration—806.03-806.03(k)

to change filing basis from §1(a) to §1(b)—806.03(c)

to change filing basis from §1(b) to §44—806.03(g); 806.03(j)(i); 806.03(j)(ii)

to change basis from §44 to §1(b)—806.03(d)

to claim priority—806.03(b)

to delete §1(b) basis—806.04-806.04(a)

to different register—816-816.05; 1102.03
Amendment of dates of use

to reflect a change, must be verified—903.05

upon amendment of identification—903.09
Amendment of mark in registration—1609.02-1609.02(d)

drawing—1609.02(b)

fee required—1609.02

in registered extension of protection—1609.02; 1904.13

material alteration of mark not permitted—1609.02(a)

specimen—1609.02(c)

who may request—1609.02
Amendment of mark on drawing—807.15

amendment to cure “internal inconsistency” not permitted—807.14(c)

may not result in material alteration—807.03(d); 807.14-807.14(d); 1609.02-1609.02(d)

must be warranted by specimens or foreign registration—807.12(a); 807.12(b)

not permitted in §66(a) application—807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(g); 1906.01(i)

procedures for—807.15; 807.16

processing unacceptable amendments—807.17

in marks comprising domain names—1215.08-1215.08(b)

in registered extension of protection—1609.02; 1904.02(g); 1904.13; 1906.01(i)

in registration based on §1or §44 application—1609.02-1609.02(d)

in request for extension of protection of international registration—807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(g); 1904.13; 1906.01(i)
Amendment of registration (see also Amendment of mark in registration)—1609-1609.09

correction of mistake—1609.10-1609.10(b)

dates of use—1609.07

disclaimer—1609.04

effect on limitation of grounds for cancellation—1609.08

fee required—1609.02

from Supplemental to Principal Register not permitted—1609.08

of classification—1609.04

of identification of goods/services—1609.03

of mark—1609.02-1609.02(d)

of owner’s address—1609.11

of registered extension of protection—1609.01; 1609.02; 1609.04; 1904.13; 1906.01-1906.01(i)

of registrations with color claim—1609.02(d)

territorial restrictions—1609.06

who may request—1609.01(a); 1609.01(b)
Amendment to allege use

approval of—1104.11

blackout period—1104.03(b); 1104.03(c)

dates of use—1104.09(d)

drawing—1104.09(f)

examination of, by examining attorney—1104.09-1104.09(h)

execution of—1104.09(b)

ex parte appeals—1104.07

fee for filing—1104.09(g)

filed in conjunction with application—1104.05

filing during pendency of ex parte appeal—1104.07

form of—1104.02

identification of goods/services in—1104.09(c)

located after publication—1104.04

minimum requirements for—1104.01

necessary elements of—1104.08

ownership—1104.09(a)

papers prepared for filing as amendment to allege use may be submitted as statement of use—1109.05(a)

review for compliance with minimum filing requirements—1104.01(a)-1104.01(c)

specimen—1104.09(e)

time for filing—1104.03

use in commerce—1104.09(d)

use on all goods/services before filing—1104.03(a)

withdrawal of—1104.10
“America” or “American,” marks comprising—1209.03(n); 1210.02(b)(iv)
Apostille—804.01(a)(i)
Appeal to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

amendment during—1501.05

amendment after decision on—1501.06

appealable matter—1501.01; 1704

application record must be complete prior to—710.01(c)

dismissal of—1501; 1714.01(f)(ii)

fee for—1501.04

in general—1501-1501.07

time period for—1501

withdrawal of refusal during—1501.03
Appeal briefs, examining attorneys’

failure to file—1501; 1714.01(f)(ii)

format for—1501.02; App. A

preparation of—1501.02

unpublished decisions not to be cited in—705.05
Appealable matter—1501.01
Applicant

address of—803.05

application void if wrong party identified as—803.06; 1201.02(b)

association as—803.03(c)

citizenship of—803.04

corporation as—803.02(c); 803.03(c)

correcting mistake in name of—1201.02(c)

eligible under §44—1002-1002.05

foreign—803.03(i)

joint applicants as—803.03(d)

joint venture as—803.03(b)

may not be changed—803.06; 1201.02(b)

minor—803.01

must be natural or juristic person—803.01

name of—803.02

partnership as—803.03(b)

verification of—804-804.05

who may apply—803.01
Applicant’s name—803.02
Applicants, joint—712.01(a)(i); 803.03(d)
Application checklist—818
Application files

electronic—109.03; 402-402.01

new, processing of—401.04

preparation of, for publication or registration of mark—817

to remain in Office—109
Applications for international registration (see International applications for registration)
Application for registration

abandoned (see also Abandoned application; Abandonment of application)—718

“amended”—702.01

approved for publication—1502

approved for registration on Supplemental Register—815.03

basis for (see Filing basis)

classification—1401-1401.08

combined (see Combined application)

concurrent use (see Concurrent use registration)

dates of use—903.01; 903.02

declaration in lieu of oath—804.01(b)

defective—204-204.03

electronic—109.01; 402

establishing ownership of—502-502.03

filing basis (see Filing basis)

filing date (see Filing date (application))

form for filing—802

informal—204-204.03

intent-to-use (see Intent-to-use applications)

multiple-class (see Combined application)

persons who can sign verification—804.04

priority under §44(d)—806.01(c); 1003-1003.08

should specify register on which registration is sought—801.02(a)

specimen—904-904.11

statutory averments—804.02

suspended (see also Suspension of Office action)—716-716.06

use in commerce—806.01(a)

verification made in foreign country—804.01(a)(i)

verification with oath—804.01(a)

written—802
Application serial number—401.02
Article 6ter of Paris Convention—1205.02
Artists and authors, name of, as mark—1202.09; 1202.09(a); 1301.02(b)
Assignee

entitled to prosecute application or registration—501.05; 502.01

establishing ownership in name of—502-502.03

issuance of new registration certificate to—502.03

issuance of original registration certificate in name of—502.02(a)-(b)

not domiciled in United States—501.04

stands in place of applicant or registrant—501.05
Assignment (see also Assignee)

accessibility of records—503.08

conditional—503.01

definition of—501.01

documents—503.02; 503.03(a)

establishing ownership—502-502.03

examining attorney’s action regarding—502.02(c)

failure to record—501.03

indexing against recorded document not permitted—503.07

of intent-to-use application—501.01(a)

of marks in applications or registrations—501.01

of §1(b) application—501.01(a)

of §44 application—501.04; 1006

of §66(a) application—501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 503.05; 503.03(a); 1904.06; 1906.01(a)-1906.01(a)(iii)

of extension of protection of international registration—501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.05; 503.03(a); 1904.06; 1906.01(a)-1906.01(a)(iii)

partial—501.06; 1110.08; 1615

recordation of (see Assignment, recordation of)

records open to public—503.08

searching—104; 503.08
Assignment, recordation of

address for submitting documents —503.04

automatic updating—504-504.05

correction of errors in—503.06-503.06(f)

cover sheet—503.03(e); 503.06(a)-503.06(a)(ii)

date of—503.05

documents eligible for—503.02

electronic filing—503.03(a); 503.03(b); 503.03(e)

effect of—503.01

errors, correction of—503.06-503.06(f)

fee for—503.03(d)

indexing not permitted—503.07

not a determination of validity—503.01

of extension of protection of international registration must be filed International Bureau—503.03(a); 503.05; 503.06; 503.06(b); 1904.06

of international registration—1906.01-1906.01(a)(iv)

original documents should not be filed—503.03(b)

petitions to correct or expunge assignment records—503.06(f)

procedure for—503.05

requirements for—503.03-503.03(e)

resubmission of documents for—503.05

searching may be done on USPTO website—104; 503.08
Association

name of—803.02(c)

state or country of organization of—803.04
Assumed business name—803.02; 803.02(a); 803.02(b)
Attorney

associate power of—602.01(b)

change of —602.01(b); 602.04; 603.02(a)

communication with—602; 707.01; 708.02

correspondence sent to—603; 603.01; 603.02(a)

Office may not aid in selection of—601.01

powers of (see also Power of attorney)—602.01-602.01(c)

revocation of power of—602.04

representation of owner of mark by—601

signature of—602.02(a)

standards of conduct—602.02

withdrawal of—602.04; 602.05
Author, name of, as mark—1202.09
Averments, statutory—804.02

B
Background designs and shapes as mark—1202.11
Banking institution as applicant—803.03(g)
Basic Facts About Registering a Trademark—105
Basis for filing (see Filing basis)
Blackout period—1104.03(b)-1104.03(c)
“Bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment”—1002.04
Bona fide intention to use mark in commerce

acceptable language for statement of—1101

application filing basis, under §1(b)—806.01(b)

continued—1101; 1108.02

must be asserted in request for extension of time to file statement of use—1108.02(e)

must be asserted in §44 application, even if use has commenced—1008

must be asserted in §66(a) application—804; 804.06; 1904.01(c)

must be asserted in written application—806.01(b)-806.01(d); 1101

not necessary to repeat in multi-basis application—806.02(g)
Bona fides of applicant, in asserting intent to use mark in commerce, not inquired into by examining attorney—1101
Bona fide use in ordinary course of trade—901.02
Bulky specimens—904.03
Business cards as specimens of service mark use—1301.04(c)
Business trusts—803.03(e)(i)
Business with Office to be transacted in writing—708.03; 709.03; 709.04; 709.05

C
Cancellation

of inadvertently accorded filing date—204.01

of international registration—1904.08

of notice of allowance—1106.03

of registration for certification mark—1306.05(b); 1306.07

of registration for failure to file affidavit of continued use —1604; 1604.04

of registration under §8—1604; 1604.04

of registrations under §14 or §37—1607

of registrations under §71—1904.10

surrender of registration for—1608
Catalogs as trademark specimens—904.06(a)
Certificate of extension of protection of international registration—1904.05
Certificate of mailing procedure

effect of —305.02(e)

eligible correspondence—305.02(a)

correspondence returned by U.S. Post Office—305.02(g)

date used to determine timeliness—305.02(e)

location of certificate—305.02(c)

mailing requirements and address—305.01

non-receipt of correspondence by PTO—305.02(f)

not available for filing international applications—305.02(a)

not available for filing requests for transformation—305.02(a)

not available for filing requests to record changes to an international registration—305.02(a)

not available for filing responses to IB notices of irregularities—305.02(a)

not available for filing subsequent designations—305.02(a)

not available for filing trademark applications—305.02(a)

wording of certificate—305.02(d)
Certificate of registration

extension of protection of international registration—1904.05

indication that mark is on Principal Register in—1601.07

indication that mark is on Supplemental Register in—1601.07

issuance in name of assignee—502.02(a)-(b)

new, upon change of ownership—502.03
Certificate of transmission (See Facsimile transmission, certificate of)
Certification Division, Office of Public Records—111
Certification mark

amendment to different type of mark—1306.06(g)(vi)

authority of applicant to control use of geographic term—1306.02(b)

based on foreign registration—1306.08

cancellation of registration for—1306.07

cancellation of prior trademark registration as prerequisite to issuance of certification mark registration—1306.05(b)

certification statement in application to register—1306.06(g)(i)

certification versus performance of services and sale of goods—1306.04

characteristics of—1306.05

circumstances surrounding use—1306.05

classification of goods/services in application to register—1306.06(e); 1401.03(d); 1902.02(g)(ii); 1904.02(b)

collective mark, distinguished from certification mark—1306.09(a)

definition of—1306.01

distinguished from other types of marks— 1306.01; 1306.09(a); 1306.09(b)

drawing requirements—1306.06(b)

examination of application to register—1306.06-1306.06(g)(vi)

exercise of control—1306.06(g)(iii)

foreign registration, basis for registration of certification mark—1306.08

geographic term used to designate regional origin—1210.09; 1306.02-1306.02(c)

geographically deceptive term not permitted—1306.02

government as applicant for—1306.02(c)

grounds for cancellation under §14, applicability to examination—1306.07

identification of goods or services—1306.06(f)

indication of regional origin versus description of goods—1306.02(a)

labor performed by specific group or individual, term used to certify that—1306.03

mark not used by applicant—1306.06(g)(v)

may be geographically descriptive—1306.02

not registrable as trademark or service mark—1306.05(a)

ownership of—1306.04

patent licenses, use of trademark or service mark by patent licensee distinguished from—1306.09(c)

purpose is to certify, not indicate source—1306.01(b)

quality control by owner not a requirement—1306.01(a)

related company use of trademark or service mark distinguished from—1306.09(b)

same mark not registrable as other type of mark—1306.05(a); 1306.05(b)

specimens—1306.06(c); 1306.06(d)

standards—1306.06(g)(ii)

statement of control over use of mark—1306.06(g)(iii)

statement of first use under authority of applicant—1306.06(g)(iv)

statement that mark is not used by applicant—1306.06(g)(iv)

statement of what mark certifies—1306.06(g)(i)

uncertainty as to type of mark—1306.09

use is by others—1306.01(a); 1306.06(g)(iv); 1306.06(g)(v)

verification language in application to register—1306.06(g)(iii)
Certification or certified copy of foreign registration required for §44(e)—1004.01
Chain of title—502.01; 502.02(a)
Change of correspondence address—603.02-603.02(c)
Change of filing date of application—204.03; 205; 1711
Character or person, as mark—1202.09; 1202.09(a); 1301.02(b)
Check, in general—405.02
Check, returned unpaid

affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8)—405.06; 1604.06(c)

amendment to allege use—405.06; 1104.09(g)

application filing fee—202.03(a); 405.06

extension of time to file statement of use—405.06; 1108.02(c)

renewal fee—405.06; 1606.05(c)

statement of use—405.06; 1109.15(a)
Checklist, application—818
Citizenship of applicant—803.04
Claim of priority (see also Priority under §44(d))

amendment to add—806.03(b); 1003.02

form of—806.01(e); 806.01(c); 1003; 1904.01(e)

in application for international registration—1902.05

in request for extension of protection of international registration—206.02; 1904.01(e)
Claiming benefits of Act of 1946 under §12(c)—1603-1603.03
Class headings—1401.02(a)
Classification of goods/services

amendment of—707.02; 1401.03; 1401.03(b); 1401.04(b); 1403.02; 1403.02(b)

amendment after publication —707.02; 1109.14; 1505.01(b)

amendment after registration—1401.02; 1609.04

amendment from U.S. to international classification system—1401.02; 1601.06; 1609.04

amendment not permitted in §66(a) application—1401.03(d); 1505.01(b); 1609.04; 1904.02(b)

cannot be changed in §66(a) application—1401.03(d); 1505.01(b); 1609.04; 1904.02(b)

certification mark—1306.06(e); 1401.03(d); 1902.02(g)(ii); 1904.02(b)

collective mark—1303.02(a)

collective membership mark—1304.09(a); 1401.03(d); 1902.02(g)(ii); 1904.02(b)

criteria for determining—1401.02(a); 1401.05

designation by applicant normally accepted—1401.03(a)

designation by International Bureau in §66(a) application controls—1401.03(d); 1904.02(b)

designation by Office—1401.03(b)

in application for international registration—1902.02(g)-1902.02(g)(iii)

in §66(a) application—1401.03(d); 1505.01(b); 1609.04; 1904.02(b)

international system—1401.02-1401.02(c)

plurality of uses—1401.07

republication not required after amendment—1505.01(b)

services—1401.02(a); 1402.11

short titles of classes—1401.02(b)

should be designated by applicant, if known—1401.03

statutory authority for—1401.01
Clear error in second examination—1109.08
Closings of USPTO, unscheduled—309
Coat of arms, refusal to register mark comprising—1204
Collective mark, in general (see also Collective membership mark; Collective trademarks and service marks)

definition of—1302

history of—1302.01
Collective membership mark

classification—1304.09(a); 1401.03(d); 1902.02(g)(ii); 1904.02(b)

control over use of—1304.09(d)(i); 1304.09(d)(ii)

distinguished from other types of marks—1302; 1304.01; 1306.09(a)

examination of application to register—1304.09-1304.09(d)(iii)

history of—1304.01

identifications—1304.09(b)

ownership of—1302; 1304.04; 1304.05

purpose of—1304.02

refusal to register—1304.08

special elements of—1304.09(d)(i); 1304.09(d)(iii)

specimens for—1304.09(c)

title or degree designations compared with—1304.08(c)

use is by members—1304.03; 1304.09(d)(iii)
Collective organization

use of collective mark by members of—1302; 1303.01

use of trademark or service mark by—1305
Collective trademarks and service marks

control over use of—1303.02(c)(i); 1303.02(c)(ii)

classification of—1303.02(a)

distinguished from other types of marks—1302; 1303; 1305; 1306.09(a)

examination of application to register—1303.02-1303.02(c)(ii)

ownership of—1303

special elements of—1303.02(c)(i); 1303.02(c)(ii)

specimens for—1303.02(b)

use is by members—1303.01; 1303.02(c)(ii)
Color

must be claimed as feature of the mark—807.07(a); 807.07(a)(i)

as a mark—1202.05-1202.05(h)

drawings of—807.07-807.07(e); 1202.05(d)-1202.05(d)(iii)

gray—807.07(e)

in the mark—807.07-807.07(e); 1202.05-1202.05(h)

lining—808.01(d)

specimens for marks comprising—904.02(c); 1202.05(f)
Color claim—807.07(a)-807.07(d)
Columns or sections of publications, marks that identify—1202.07-1202.07(b)
Combined affidavit under §§8 and 15—1605.05
Combined application

abandonment of—1403.05

addition of class number(s) in—1403.02(c)

amendment of—1403.02

correction of class(es) in—1403.02(b)

deletion of class(es) from—1403.02(a)

division of (see also Division of application)—1403.03

filing fees for—810.01; 1401.04; 1403.05(a)

goods/services not limited to one class—1403.01

refusal as to fewer than all classes in—1403.05

requirements for—1403.01

single certificate of registration issued, unless application divided—1403.01

specimens for—904.01(b)
Commerce

bona fide use in ordinary course of trade—901.02

commerce that may be lawfully regulated by Congress—901.03

definition of—901.01

use in (see Use in commerce)

territorial—901.03

type of—903.03

with the United States—903.03
Commercial name—1202.01
Commissioner, change of title—1701
Companion applications—702.03(a)-702.03(a)(iv)
“Company”

does not identify legal entity in the United States—803.03; 803.03(c)

used in commonwealth countries to designate legal entity—803.03(i)
Company, related (see Related company)
Compliance with other laws—907
Component or ingredient, mark used to identify—1402.05(a)
Composition of goods—1402.05(b)
Computer programs

identification of—1402.03(d)

specimens for—904.04(d)
Concurrent use registration—1207.04-1207.04(f)(i)

permitted in §44 and §66(a) applications—1207.04(b)
Conditional assignment—503.01
Configuration of goods or packaging—1202.02-1202.02(e)
Conflicting applications—702.03(b); 1207.01(d)(x); 1208-1208.02(f)
Conflicting marks—702.03(b); 1207.01(d)(x); 1208-1208.02(f)
Congressional inquiry—1802
Consent agreement—1207.01(d)(viii)
Consent to register by living individual—813; 1206.03-1206.03(b)
Conservatorship as owner of mark—803.03(e)
Constructive use—201.02; 1904.01(g)
Control over nature and quality of goods/services—1201.01; 1201.03; 1201.03(a)
Convention or treaty relating to trademarks—1001; 1002.01; 1002.02; 1900; App. B
Copending (companion) applications—702.03(a)-702.03(a)(iv)
Copies of documents, when acceptable for filing—302.01
Copies of materials in files, requests for—111
Copies of trademark applications and registrations, requests for—111
Copying materials in files—109.03
Corporation

address of—803.05

name of—803.02

non-profit—803.03(c)

signature on behalf of—712.01(a)(iv); 804.04

state or country of incorporation—803.04

tax-exempt—803.03(c)
Correction of errors in cover sheet or recorded document—503.06-503.06(f)
Correction of errors in international registration—1906.01(f)
Correction of mistake in name of applicant—1201.02(c)
Correction of mistake in registration—1609.10-1609.10(b)
Correction of drawing—807.15-807.16
Correspondence, returned as undeliverable—403
Correspondence address—603-603.05

change of—603.02-603.02(c); 603.05

establishing—603.01

in §66(a) application—603.01(a)
Correspondence with applicants not domiciled in United States—603.05
Correspondence, with whom held—603-603.05
Country of origin—1002.04
Courier service, delivery of correspondence by—307
Court orders concerning registrations—1610
Cover sheet required for recording in Assignment Division—503.03(e)
Credit card—405.01; 405.06

Charges refused or charged back—202.03(a)-202.03(a)(i); 405.06
Cultivar names—1202.12

D
Date

of filing (see Filing date (application); “Office Date” stamp)

of first use in commerce—903.02

of first use of mark—903.01

of notarization of application—804.01(a)

of receipt stamped on hand-delivered papers—303.01; 303.02(b); 307

of signing of §2.20 declaration in application—804.01(a); 804.01(b); 804.03
Date stamp (see “Office Date” stamp)
Dates of use (see also Date of first use in commerce; Date of first use of mark)

amending—903.05

in allegation of use, may be earlier than application filing date—903

in another form—903.08

indefinite—903.07

must be specified in amendment to allege use—903; 1104.09(d)

must be specified in §1(a) application—806.01(a); 903

must be specified in statement of use—903; 1109.09(a)

must be verified—903

pertain to at least one item in class—903.09

relation between—903.04
DBA designations—803.02; 803.02(a); 803.02(c)
De facto functionality—1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
De jure functionality—1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
Dead languages, translation of—809; 1207.01(b)(vi); 1209.03(g)
Deadline for response, how to compute—310
Deceptive matter—1203.02-1203.02(b); 1210.05-1210.05(b)(ii)
Deceptively misdescriptive geographic marks—1210.01(b); 1210.06(b); 1210.05(a); 1210.05(b)-1210.05(b)(ii)

basis for refusal—1210.05(a)

test—1210.01(b)-1210.01(c)
Deceptively misdescriptive marks—1209.04
Declaration under §8 (see Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))
Declaration under §71 (see Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
Declaration in lieu of oath—804.01(b)
Defective application materials—204-204.03
Degrees or titles—1304.08(c); 1306.03; 1306.06(a)
Delay between execution and filing of papers—804.03; 1104.09(b); 1108.02(b); 1109.05(a); 1109.11(c)
Deletion

of items from identification—1104.09(c); 1107; 1108.02(d); 1109.13; 1402.06(a)

of matter from mark on drawing—807.14(a)
Deposit accounts—405.03
Description

guidelines for requiring—808.01

of color in mark—807.07(a)(ii); 1202.05(c)

of designs of figurative elements—808.01(b)

of letters and numerals—808.01(a)

of location of mark on goods—808.01

of mark comprising configuration—808.01; 1202.02(d)

of sensory mark—807.09

of symbols in mark—808.01(b)

of three-dimensional mark—807.10; 808.01

printed in Official Gazette—808.03

printed on registration certificate—808.03

printing of—808.03; 817; 1202.02(d)
Descriptiveness, geographical—1210-1210.09
Descriptiveness, mere—1209; 1209.01-1209.03(s)

combined terms—1209.03(d)

design or picture—1209.03(f)

domain names—1209.03(m); 1215.04; 1215.05

first user—1209.03(c)

foreign equivalents—1209.03(g)

function or purpose—1209.03(p)

incongruity—1209.03(h)

laudatory terms—1209.03(k)

more than one meaning—1209.03(e)

no dictionary listing—1209.03(b)

phonetic equivalent—1209.03(j)

procedure for refusal—1209.02

retail store and distributorship services—1209.03(r)

slogans—1209.03(s)

source or provider of goods/services—1209.03(q)

third party registrations—1209.03(a)
Destruction of files—109.02; 718.07
Diligence (see Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters)
Director, statutory authority of—1701
Disclaimer

alliteration—1213.05(e)

as to certain classes, or certain goods or services—1213

compound word marks—1213.05(a)-1213.05(a)(ii)

double entendre—1213.05(c)

form of—1213.08 - 1213.08(d)

history—1213.01

in relation to likelihood of confusion—1213.09; 1213.10

of domain name—1215.07

of entire mark not permitted—1213.06

of entity designations—1213.03(d)

of foreign words—1213.08(d)

of generic matter—1213.03(b)

of geographic terms—1210.06(a)l 1210.06(b)

of misspelled words—1213.08(c)

of pictorial representations of descriptive matter—1213.03(c)

of unregistrable matter in its entirety—1213.08(b)

piecemeal disclaimer not permitted—1213.08(b)

refusal to register because of failure to disclaim—1213.01(b)

removal rather than—1213.07

slogan not subject to—1213.05(b)

sound patterns—1213.05(e)

standardized printing format for—1213.08(a)(i)

unitary mark not subject to—1213.05-1213.05(f)

voluntary—1213.01(c)

with respect to unitary marks—1213.05 - 1213.05(f)
Disparagement—1203.03 - 1203.03(d)
Distinctiveness under §2(f) (see Acquired distinctiveness (§2(f)) claim)
Division

fee for—1110.02

of application—1110-1110.07

of application subject to Board proceeding—1110.06

of application under §44—1110.07

of application under §66(a)—1110.08

of international registration—1906.01(a)(iv)

of multiple class application—1403.03

of registration—1615

time for filing—1110.01

when statement of use is due—1110.04

when response to Office action is due—1110.05
Divisions, operating or unincorporated—803.01
Documents not returned to filer—404
Documents that the Office will record—503.02
Domain names, marks comprising—1209.03(m); 1215-1215.10

agreement of mark on drawing with mark on specimen—1215.02(c); 1215.08-1215.08(b)

combined with geographic matter—1215.06

combined with surname—1211.01(b)(vii); 1215.03

descriptiveness—1209.03(m); 1215.04; 1215.05

disclaimer of—1215.07

for domain name registry services—1215.02(d)

generic refusals—1209.03(m); 1215.05

intent-to-use applications—1215.02(e)

use as a mark—1215.02-1215.02(e)
Domestic representative (of party not domiciled in United States)

designation by applicant—604

designation by assignee—501.04

designation by renewal applicant—1606.10

mailing of correspondence to—603.05

with respect to affidavits under §8 —1604.14

with respect to proceedings before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board—604
Drawing(s) (see also Special-form drawing; Standard character drawing)

agreement with foreign registration in §44 application—807.03(f); 807.12(b); 1011.01

agreement with specimens—807.12(a); 1215.02(c)

amendments (see Amendment of mark on drawing)

broken lines on—807.08; 1202.02(d)

clear drawing of—202.01

code—807.18

color —807.07-807.07(d); 1202.05(d)-1202.05(d)(iii)

color lining—808.01(d)

deletion of matter from—807.14(a)

determining when special form exists—807.04-807.04(b)

dotted lines on—807.08; 1202.02(d)

electronically filed application—807.05-807.05(c)

fax transmission not permitted—306.01

for sensory marks—807.09

gray tones in—807.07(e)

in applications filed before November 2, 2003—807.03(i); 807.07(f)

in §44 application—807.03(f); 1011-1011.03

ink (see Special-form drawing)

limited to mark—807.02

limited to one mark—202.01; 807.01; 1011.02

lining—808.01(d)

long marks—807.05(a)(i); 807.06(b)

mark drawing code—807.18

motion, drawing of marks with—807.11

multiple—202.01; 807.01

not required for sound, scent or non-visual mark—807.09

paper—807.06-807.06(c)

required for marks other than sound and scent—807

separate drawing page—807.06(b)

showing position of mark—807.08

size of—807.06(a)

special-form (see Special-form drawing)

standard character—807.03-807.03(i)

substitute—807.15

three-dimensional marks—807.10; 1202.02(d)

transfer of (under 37 C.F.R. §2.26)—807.19

type of paper for—807.06(a)

typed (see Standard character drawing)
Dual citizenship asserted by applicant—803.04
Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters—108.04; 1705.05; 1712.01; 1714.01(d)
Duplicate registrations not issued—703
Duration of registration—1602-1602.04

E
Educational institution as owner of mark—803.03(f)
Effective date

of Madrid Protocol Implementation Act—1900 (introductory text)

of Trademark Act of 1946—1601.02

of Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988—1602.01

of Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act—1602.04
Effective filing date of application—206-206.02
Electronic filing through TEAS—301; 303.02(a)

confirmation of receipt of—303.02(a)

drawings—807.05 et seq.

signature—301; 804.05

specimens—904.02
Electronic funds transfer—405; 406
Electronic image files—109.01; 402
Electronic mail—304-304.10

address for correspondence by—304.08

attachments must be in .jpg format—304.01; 304.07

authorization of—304.03

cannot be used to respond to examining attorneys’ Office actions—304.02

communications that may be filed by—304.01; 304.02

filing date of—304.04

outgoing, 304.06; 403; 717.01

signature of—304.07; 804.05
English, application must be in—802
Enrollment and Discipline, Office of—602; 602.02; 602.03; 720
Entity, legal—803.03
Entity of foreign applicants, common terms designating—803.03(i)
Equivalents, foreign—1207.01(b)(vi); 1209.03(g)
Errors in cover sheet or recorded document, correction of—503.06-503.06(f)
Establishing ownership of applications or registrations—502-502.03
Estate as owner of mark—803.03(e)
Evidence with respect to refusal or requirement—710-710.03

from Internet—710.01(b)

from research database—710.01(a)

indicating no refusal or requirement necessary—710.02

of third party registration—710.03

record must be complete prior to appeal—710.01(c); 1501.02

remand for introduction of new evidence—1504.05; 1504.05(a)
Examination

checklist—818

initial (see also Intent-to-use applications, initial examination of)—704.01; 1102-1102.04

of related applications—702.03-702.03(b)

of §66(a) application—1904.02-1904.02(h)

order of—702.01

procedure—704-704.03

search—704.02

“second” examination (see Statement of use, examination of)

“special” applications—702.02; 1710-1710.02

statutory authority for—701

suspended applications—716-716.06
Examiner’s amendment

approval of—707.01

combined with priority action—708.05

form of—707.03

may not be issued as first action in §66(a) application—707

objection to amendment of identification of goods/services—1402.07(e)

to enter standard character claim—707.02

when appropriate—707.01; 707.02

without prior authorization—707.02
Examining attorneys’ appeal briefs (see Appeal briefs, examining attorneys’)
Ex parte, contacts with third parties regarding ex parte matters—1806
Express abandonment of application—718.01
“Express Mail,” filing of correspondence by—305.03
Extension of protection of international registration to the United States (see also Registered extension of protection; Section 66(a))

affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse—1613; 1904.11

affidavit of incontestability—1605.01; 1904.11

amendment to Supplemental Register not permitted—801.02(b); 815; 816.01; 816.04; 1904.02(c)

amendment of identification of goods/services—1402.01(c); 1609.01; 1904.02(b); 1906.01(i)

amendment of mark not permitted—807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(g); 1906.01(i)

assignability of—501.01(b)

assignee, issuance of registration certificate in name of—502.02(b); 502.03

assignment of—501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.05; 503.03(a); 1904.06; 1906.01(a)-1906.01(a)(iii)

basis—806.01(e); 806.03(k); 1505.01(f); 1904.01(a)

cancellation of, by IB—1904.08

cannot be amended under §7—1609.01(a)

cannot be based on USPTO application—1904.01(h)

certificate of registration—1904.05

certificate of registration, issuance in name of new owner—502.02(b); 502.03

claim of acquired distinctiveness—1212.08

classification of goods and services—1401.03(d); 1403.02; 1403.02(b); 1403.02(c); 1505.01(b); 1609.04; 1904.02(b)

concurrent use registration permitted—1207.04(b)

constructive use—1904.01(g)

correction of errors—1906.01(f)

correspondence address—603.01(a); 1904.02(f)

declaration of intent to use required—804.06; 1904.01(c)

dividing—1110.08; 1615.02

drawing—202.10; 807.03(b); 807.03(g); 807.03(h); 807.07(b); 807.12(c); 807.13(b)

establishing right to take action—502.01

examination of—1904.02-1904.02(h)

express abandonment of—718.01

filing basis—806.01(e); 806.03(k); 1505.01(f); 1904.01(a)

filing date—201; 202; 203; 1904.01(b)

filing fee—202.03; 810; 810.01; 1401.05(b); 1904.01(f)

filing receipt—401.01

identification of goods and services—1402.01(c); 1609.01; 1904.02(b); 1906.01(i)

incontestability, affidavit of—1605.01; 1904.11

invalidation of—1904.07

issuance of registration certificate in name of new owner—502.02(b); 502.03

jurisdiction—1504.04; 1904.02(h)

mark cannot be amended—807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(g); 1906.01(i)

must be filed by holder of international registration—1201

notice of refusal—1904.03-1904.03(e); 1904.04

Office actions, issuing—1904.02(e)

opposition—1503.01; 1503.06; 1504.02; 1504.05(a); 1904.04

ownership, in general—501; 502; 1201; 1904.06

ownership, change of—501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.05; 503.03(a); 1904.06; 1906.01(a)-1906.01(a)(iii)

priority claim—206.02; 1904.01(e)

recording change of ownership—503.05; 1904.06; 1906.01(a)-1906.01(a)(iii)

remains part of international registration—1904.05

remand—1504.02; 1504.05(a)

refusal of—711.02; 714.05(b); 1904.03; 1904.03(e); 1904.04

renewal of—1602.01; 1606.01(b); 1614; 1905

replacement—1616; 1904.12

signature—804.04; 804.06; 1904.01(c)

Supplemental Register, amendment to not a new issue—714.05(a)(i)

Supplemental Register, not registrable on—801.02(b); 815; 816.01; 816.04; 1904.02(c)

transformation of—1904.09-1904.09(b)

use not required—901; 1904.01(d)

verification—804; 804.04; 804.06; 1904.01(c)
Extension of time to file statement of use (see Request for extension of time to file statement of use)
Extension of time to oppose—1503.04

F
Facsimile transmission, certificate of (see also Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by)

effect of—306.05(c)

eligible correspondence—306.01

non-receipt of correspondence by PTO—306.05(d)

not available for filing international applications—306.01

not available for filing requests for transformation—306.01

not available for filing requests to record changes to an international registration—306.01

not available for filing responses to IB notices of irregularities—306.01

not available for filing subsequent designations—306.01

not available for filing trademark applications—306.01

requirements for—306.05-306.05(c)

wording of certificate—306.05(b)
Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by (see also Facsimile transmission, certificate of)

documents excluded—306.01

documents included—306.01

effect of—306.03

not available for filing applications—306.01

procedure for—306.04; 306.05
False suggestion of connection—1203.03(e); 1203.03(f)
Fax copies of documents, filing of—302.01
Fax transmission (see Facsimile transmission)
Federal holiday, response period ending on—308
Fee(s)

for correcting irregularities in international application—1902.07(b)(i)

electronic funds transfer—405.05

for filing amendment to allege use—1104.09(g)

for filing application—202.03; 810-810.02; 1401.04; 1403.01; 1403.05(a)

for filing international application—1902.02(i)

for filing request for transformation—1904.09

for filing request to record changes to an international registration—1906.01(a)(i)

for filing subsequent designation—1902.08(c)

for filing multi-class application—810; 810.01; 1401.04; 1403.01; 1403.05(a)

for filing request for extension of time to file statement of use—1108.02(c)

for filing statement of use—1109.15

for recording document in Assignment Division—503.03(d)

for request to divide—1110.02

international, payment of—1903.02

number of—810; 810.01; 1401.04; 1403.01; 1403.05(a)

refund of (see Refund of fees)

refused by financial institution—405.06

returned check—202.03(a)-202.03(a)(i); 405.06; 1104.09(g); 1108.02(c); 1109.15(a); 1604.06(c); 1606.05(c)
Files, access to—109-109.03
Files, destruction of—109.02; 718.07
Files, electronic—109.03; 402-402.01
Filing basis

abandonment of multi-basis application—806.02(d)

amendment after publication—806.03(j)-806.03(j)(ii); 1505.01(f)

amendment, effect on filing date—806.03(h); 806.04(b)

amendment from §1(a) to §1(b)—806.03(c)

amendment from §1(b) to §44—806.03(g)

amendment from §44 to §1(b)—806.03(d)

amendment of §66(a) basis not permitted—806.03(k); 1505.01(f); 1904.01(a)

amendment, verification of—806.02(e); 806.03(i)

bona fide intention to use mark in commerce—806.01(b)-806.01(d); 806.02(e); 807.02(g)

changing—806.03-806.03(k)

changing after publication—806.03(j)-806.03(j)(ii)

claim of priority under §44(d)—806.01(c); 806.02(f); 806.03(b); 806.04(b)

combining §1(a) and §1(b)—806.02(a); 806.02(b); 806.03(c))

combining §1 and §44—806.02(e); 806.02(f); 807.02(g); 806.03(d); 806.03(f); 806.04(b)

deletion of, in general—806.04

deletion of §1(b) basis—806.04-806.04(b)

extension of protection of international registration under §66(a)—806.01(e); 1904.01(a)

foreign registration under §44(e)—806.01(d); 806.02(e)

intent-to-use—806.01(b); 806.02(b); 806.03(c); 806.03(d); 806.03(e); 806.03(g); 806.04(a)

multiple—806.02-806.02(f)

must be stated in written application—806

requirements for establishing—806.01-806.01(d)

review prior to publication or issue—806.05

specimen, deferral of examination in multi-basis application—806.02(c)

use in commerce—806.01(a); 806.02(b); 806.03(c)

when basis can be changed—806.03(a)
Filing date, application

change of—204.03; 205; 1711

denial of—204-204.03; 1711

effective—206-206.02

in extension of protection of international registration—1904.01(b)

minimum requirements for—202

of §66(a) application—1904.01(b)

priority—206.02; 806.01(c); 1003-1003.02; 1003.05

request for restoration of—1711

requirements for receiving—202-202.03

restoration of—1711

review for compliance with minimum requirements—203

review of denial of—1711

section 66(a) application—1904.01(b)

what constitutes—201
Filing date, for correspondence (in general)—205; 303.01; 304.04
Filing date, for correspondence filed via electronic mail—304.04
Filing date label—303.02(b)
Filing fee, application—202.03; 810-810.02; 1403.01; 1403.05(a)

in §66(a) application—202.03; 810; 810.01; 1904.01(f)

varies depending on whether application filed on paper or through TEAS—202.03; 810; 1110.02; 1403.02(c)
Filing of correspondence with USPTO—305.01

by courier or delivery service—307

by “Express Mail”—305.03

by fax (see Facsimile transmission, filing of certain papers and fee authorizations by)

by hand delivery—307

by mail—305-305.03

by unauthorized individual—602.03

certificate of mailing procedure for (see Certificate of mailing procedure)

certificate of transmission procedure for (See Facsimile transmission, certificate of)

time between execution and—804.03; 1104.09(b); 1108.02(b); 1109.05(a); 1109.11(c)
Filing of correspondence with International Bureau—1906-1906.01(i)
Filing receipt—401.01
Final refusal

action after—715-715.04

for failure to provide information requested by examining attorney—814

issuance of, after removal of application from suspension—716.06

new issues requiring issuance of non-final action—714.05-714.05(c); 715.03(b)

not permissible on first action—714.01

not permissible on suspension—714.02

pertaining to identification—714.05(a)(ii)

pertaining to proposed amendment of drawing—807.17

premature—714.06

proper response to—715.01

request for reconsideration after—