Trademark Filing Requirements

WARNING: ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN FILING A TRADEMARK APPLICATION MAY RESULT IN THE DENIAL OF A FILING DATE AND THE RETURN OF APPLICATION PAPERS, OR THE DENIAL OF REGISTRATION AND FORFEITURE OF THE FILING FEE.

To receive a filing date, the applicant must provide all of the following:

1. A written application form;

2. A drawing of the mark on a separate piece of paper;

3. The required filing fee (see page 11 for fee information); and

4. If the application is filed based upon prior use of the mark in commerce, three specimens for each class of goods or services. The specimens must show actual use of the mark with the goods or services.The specimens may be identical or they may be examples of three different uses showing the same mark.

• Written Application Form
• The Drawing Page
• Fees
• Specimens