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  • Abandonment of application ( See also Petition to revive abandoned application and Reinstatement of inadvertently abandoned application)
    • after ex parte appeal— 718.05; 1714.01(f)(i)
    • after inter partes proceeding— 718.06
    • defined— 718
    • express— 611.02; 718.01
    • granting additional time to avoid— 718.03(b)
    • incomplete response resulting in— 718– 718.03(b); 1713.01; 1714.01(f)(ii)A
    • location of files— 109.02
    • notice of, for failure to respond— 718.04; 718.06
    • of multiple-basis application— 806.02(d)
    • of multiple-class application— 1403.04
    • ordering abandoned files— 109.02
    • partial— 718.02(a); 1402.13; 1403.04; 1904.03(d)
    • petition from examining attorney’s holding of— 1713.01
    • 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)— 1212 et seq.
    • allegation of use filed with amendment to— 714.05(a)(i)
    • as to a portion of the mark— 1212.02(f)(i); 1212.09(b)
    • as to particular goods/services/classes— 1212.02(j)
    • 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)
    • disclaimers in applications claiming §2(f)— 1212.02(e)
    • establishing with actual evidence— 1212.06– 1212.06(e)(iv)
    • evidence submitted to establish— 1212.06– 1212.06(e)(iv)
    • first or only user— 1212.06(e)(i)
    • five years of use as proof of— 1212.05– 1212.05(d)
    • in part— 1212.02(f)– 1212.02(f)(ii)(B); 1212.09(b)
    • in the alternative— 1212.02(c)
    • in §1(b) application— 1212.09– 1212.09(b)
    • in §44 application— 1010; 1212.08
    • in §66(a) application— 1212.08
    • printing of— 1212.10
    • prior registrations as proof of— 1212.04– 1212.04(e)
    • unnecessary— 1212.02(d)
    • with respect to incapable matter— 1212.02(i)
  • 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— 806.03(j)(ii); 1107– 1107.01
  • Action by affidavit/renewal examiner
    • upon examination of renewal application— 1606.11
    • upon examination of §8 affidavit— 1604.15
  • Action by examining attorney ( See also Examination)
    • after final refusal— 715; 715.03(b)
    • after new search— 206.04
    • 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— 611.05(a)– (c); 718.03– 718.03(b); 1713.01– 1713.02; 1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
    • language in— 705.01
    • non-receipt of— 717.02
    • piecemeal action to be avoided— 704.01
    • raising new issues— 706– 706.01
    • returned— 403; 717.01
    • review by supervisory examining attorney— 705.06
    • “search clause” in— 704.02
    • signature in— 705.06
    • statutory language in— 705.01
    • supplemental action— 711.03
    • to be complete— 704.01
  • Address
    • changing address of owner of registration— 1609.11
    • changing correspondence address— 503.01(b); 609.02– 609.02(f)
    • correspondence— 609– 609.03
    • domicile address— 803.05(a); 1612.01(b)
    • for communications to the International Bureau— 1906
    • for communications to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)— 305.01
    • for electronic mail communications— 304
    • 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)(vi)
  • Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8) ( See also Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
    • appeal to federal court— 1604.18(d)
    • certification marks— 1604.21– 1604.21(d)
    • change from mark as registered— 1604.13
    • character of use of mark— 1604.10
    • collective marks— 1604.20– 1604.20(b)
    • combined with renewal application— 1604.19; 1606.15
    • combined with §15 affidavit— 1605.05
    • deficiencies, correction of— 1604.06(b); 1604.17– 1604.17(c)
    • domestic representative, designation of— 1604.14
    • excusable nonuse— 1604.11
    • 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
    • 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(d)
    • registrations in 20-year terms— 1604.04(b)
    • requirements for— 1604.05
    • response to Office action— 1604.16
    • 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— 1604.17(c); 1712.02(a)
    • use in commerce— 1604.10
    • who may file— 1604.07
  • Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71) ( See also Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))— 1613
    • certification marks— 1613.21– 1613.21(d)
    • collective marks— 1613.20– 1613.20(b)
  • Affidavit of incontestability (§15)— 1605– 1605.06
    • combined with §8 affidavit— 1605.05
    • fee— 1605.04
    • form for filing— 1605.02
    • premature— 1605.03
    • registered extension of protection of international registration— 1605.01; 1904.11
    • requirements for— 1605.04
    • substitute— 1605.04
    • Supplemental Register registrations not eligible— 1605.01
    • time for filing— 1605.03
    • §14 limitation independent of— 1605.06
  • Affidavit of use ( See Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8) and Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
  • 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— 602.03– 602.03(b)
  • Agreement of drawing and foreign registration in §44 application— 807.03(f); 807.12(b); 1011.01
  • Agreement of drawing and specimen— 807.03(e); 807.12(a)– 807.12(a)(iii); 1215.02(c)
  • Allegations of use in §1(b) application ( See also Amendment to allege use and Statement of use)— 714.05(a)(i); 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 Notice of Allowance— 1107
    • after publication— 806.03(j)– (j)(ii); 1505– 1505.02(g)
    • 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 basis from §44 to §1(b)— 806.03(d)
    • 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)(iii)
    • to claim priority— 806.03(b)
    • to delete §1(b) basis— 806.04– 806.04(a)
    • to different register— 816– 816.05; 1014; 1102.03
  • Amendment of dates of use
    • after registration— 1609.07
    • to reflect a change, must be verified— 903.04
    • upon amendment of identification— 903.08
  • Amendment of mark in registration— 1609.02– 1609.02(g)
    • 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(d)
    • in marks comprising domain names— 1215.08– 1215.08(b)
    • in registered extension of protection— 1609.02; 1904.02(j); 1904.13; 1906.01(i)
    • in registration based on §1 or §44 application— 1609.02– 1609.02(g)
    • in request for extension of protection of international registration— 807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(j); 1904.13; 1906.01(i)
    • in §44 application— 1011.03
    • may not result in material alteration— 807.03(d); 807.14– 807.14(e); 1609.02– 1609.02(g)
    • must be warranted by specimens or foreign registration— 807.12(a)– 807.12(a)(iii); 807.12(b); 807.13
    • not permitted in §66(a) application— 807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(j); 1906.01(i)
    • procedures for— 807.15; 807.16
    • processing unacceptable amendments— 807.17
    • to color features— 807.14(e)– 807.14(e)(iii)
  • Amendment of registration ( See also Amendment of mark in registration)— 1609– 1609.09
    • certification statement— 1609.12
    • correction of mistake— 1609.10– 1609.10(b)
    • dates of use— 1609.07
    • disclaimer— 1609.05
    • effect on limitation of grounds for cancellation— 1609.08
    • fee required— 1609.02
    • from Supplemental to Principal Register not permitted— 1609.09
    • of classification— 1609.04
    • of identification of goods/services— 1609.03
    • of mark— 1609.02– 1609.02(g)
    • of owner’s address— 1609.11
    • of registered extension of protection— 1609.01; 1609.02; 1609.03; 1609.04; 1904.13; 1906.01– 1906.01(i)
    • of registrations with color claim— 1609.02(e)
    • territorial restrictions— 1609.06
    • who may request— 1609.01(a); 1609.01(b)
  • Amendment to allege use— 1104– 1104.11
    • approval of— 1104.11
    • blackout period— 1103; 1104.03(b); 1104.03(c)
    • dates of use— 1104.10(b)(iv)
    • drawing— 1104.10(b)(vi))
    • ex parte appeals— 1104.07
    • examination of, by examining attorney— 1104.09– 1104.10(a)
    • execution of— 1104.10(b)(ii)
    • fee for filing— 1104.10(b)(vii)
    • 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— 1104.10(b)(iii)
    • located after publication— 1104.04
    • minimum requirements for— 1104.01
    • ownership— 1104.10(b)(i)
    • requirements for— 1104.08
    • review for compliance with minimum filing requirements— 1104.01(a)– 1104.01(c)
    • specimen— 1104.10(b)(v)
    • substantive refusals— 1102.01
    • time for filing— 1104.03
    • use in commerce— 1104.10(b)(iv)
    • use on all goods/services before filing— 1104.03(a)
    • withdrawal of— 1104.11
  • “America” or “American,” marks comprising— 1209.03(n); 1210.02(b)(iv)
  • American Viticultural Areas— 1306.05(h)
  • Apostille— 804.01(a)(i)
  • Appeal briefs, applicants’— 1501; 1501.02(a)
  • Appeal briefs, examining attorneys’
    • failure to file— 1501; 1714.01(f)(ii)
    • format for— 1501.02(b); Appendix A
    • preparation of— 1501.02(b)
  • Appeal to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
    • amendment after decision on— 1501.06
    • amendment during— 1501.05
    • 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— 715.03(c); 1501
    • withdrawal of refusal during— 1501.03
  • Appealable matter— 1501.01
  • Applicant
    • address of— 803.05
    • application void if wrong party identified as— 803.06; 1201.02(b)
    • association as— 803.02(c); 803.03(c)
    • banking institution— 803.03(g)
    • citizenship of— 803.04
    • communication with applicant who is represented by attorney— 601.02
    • companies— 803.03(c)
    • corporation as— 803.02(c); 803.03(c)
    • correcting mistake in name of— 1201.02(c)
    • eligible under §44— 1002– 1002.05
    • Federally recognized Indian tribe— 803.03(j)
    • foreign— 803.03(i); Appendix D
    • government bodies and universities as— 803.03(f)
    • individual as— 803.02(a); 803.03(a)
    • joint applicants as— 803.03(d)
    • joint venture as— 803.02(b); 803.03(b)
    • limited liability companies as— 803.03(h)
    • limited liability partnerships as— 803.03(k)
    • may not be changed— 803.06; 1201.02(b)
    • minor— 803.01
    • must be natural or juristic person— 803.01
    • name of— 803.02
    • operating divisions— 1201.02(d)
    • partnership as— 803.02(b); 803.03(b)
    • properly identifying the applicant— 1201.02(a)
    • sole proprietorship as— 803.03(a)
    • trusts, conservatorships and estates as— 803.03(e)– 803.03(e)(i)
    • verification of— 804– 804.05
    • who may apply— 803.01
  • Applicant’s name— 803.02
  • Applicants, joint— 611.06(a); 803.03(d)
  • Application checklist— 818
  • Application files
    • electronic— 109.01; 402– 402.01
    • new, processing of— 401– 401.04
    • preparation of, for publication or registration of mark— 817
    • to remain in Office— 109
  • Application for registration
    • abandoned ( See also Abandonment of application)— 718
    • “amended”— 702.01
    • approved for publication— 1502
    • base application requirements— 819
    • 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)
    • Decorum required in communications with the Office— 709.07
    • defective— 204– 204.03
    • 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)
    • signature— 804– 804.05
    • specimen— 904– 904.07(b); 1301.04– 1301.04(j)
    • statutory averments— 804.02
    • suspended ( See also Suspension of action by Office)— 716– 716.06
    • TEAS Plus— 819.06(b)
    • types of— 801– 801.02(b)
    • use in commerce— 806.01(a)
    • verification made in foreign country— 804.01(a)(i)
    • verification with oath— 804.01(a)
  • Application serial number— 401.02
  • Applications for international registration ( See International applications for registration)
  • Article 6 ter of Paris Convention— 1205.02
  • Artist, name of, on original work of art— 1202.09(b)
  • Artists and authors, name of, as mark— 1202.09– 1202.09(b); 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(e)
    • 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 extension of protection of international registration— 501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.03(a); 503.05; 1904.06; 1906.01(a)– 1906.01(a)(iii)
    • 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); 502.03; 503.03(a); 503.05; 1904.06; 1906.01(a)– 1906.01(a)(iii)
    • partial— 501.06; 1110.11; 1615
    • recordation of ( See Assignment, recordation of)
    • records open to public— 503.08
    • searching— 104; 503.08
    • written assignment required— 501.02
  • Assignment, recordation of
    • address for submitting documents— 503.04
    • automatic updating— 504– 504.04
    • correction of errors in— 503.06– 503.06(f)
    • correspondence address not changed by— 503.01(b)
    • cover sheet— 503.03(e); 503.06(a)– 503.06(a)(ii)
    • date of— 503.05
    • documents eligible for— 503.02
    • effect of— 503.01– 503.01(e)
    • electronic filing— 503.03(a); 503.03(b); 503.03(e)
    • 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(c)
    • of extension of protection of international registration must be filed International Bureau— 503.03(a); 503.05; 503.06; 503.06(b); 504.04; 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— 803.03(c); 803.04
  • Assumed business name— 803.02; 803.02(a); 803.02(b)
  • Attorney
    • appearance by— 602; 602.01
    • associate power of— 605.03
    • bar information required— 604.02; 811.01; 1612.03
    • Canadian— 602.03(a)
    • change of— 604.04; 609.02; 609.02(a); 609.02(b)
    • communication with— 601.02; 604.04; 608.01; 609.01; 609.02; 707.01; 708.02
    • communication with applicant who is represented by— 601.02
    • correspondence sent to— 604.04; 609; 609.01; 609.02(a); 609.02(b)
    • identification information required— 602.01(a); 811.01; 1612.03
    • invalid attorney identification information— 602.01(b)
    • Office may not aid in selection of— 601.01
    • powers of ( See also Power of attorney)— 602.01– 605.04
    • representation of owner of mark by— 601– 601.02
    • revocation of power of— 606
    • signature of— 611.01(a); 611.02
    • standards of conduct— 603
    • suspended— 608.02
    • unauthorized practice— 608
    • withdrawal of— 607
  • Audit, post registration— 1604.22– 1613.22
  • Author, name of, as mark— 1202.09(a)– 1202.09(a)(iii)
  • Averments, statutory— 804.02

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