Chapter 300

Filing and Receipt of Documents

301 Electronic Filing

302 Trademark Correspondence and Signature Requirements - In General

302.01 Original Documents Generally Not Required

302.02 Multiple Copies of Documents Should Not Be Filed

302.03 Identifying the Nature of Documents Filed

302.03(a) Correspondence Pertaining to Trademark Applications

302.03(b) Correspondence Pertaining to Trademark Registrations

303 Receipt of Documents by the Office

303.01 Date of Receipt

303.02 Acknowledgment of Receipt

303.02(a) TEAS “Success” Page

303.02(b) “Mail Room Date” Label Showing Receipt

303.02(c) Postcard Receipt

303.02(c)(i) Postage on Return Receipt Postcards

304 Electronic Mail

304.01 Communications Acceptable Via Electronic Mail

304.02 Communications Not Acceptable Via Electronic Mail

304.03 Authorization of Electronic Mail Communications From the USPTO

304.04 Date of Receipt of Electronic Mail

304.05 Certificate of Transmission by Electronic Mail

304.06 Outgoing Electronic Mail

304.07 Signature of Electronic Mail

304.08 E-Mail Addresses for Correspondence With the Office

304.09 “Confirmation” Copies of E-Mail Communications Should Not Be Sent to the Office

305 Mailing Documents to the Office

305.01 Mailing Addresses

305.02 Certificate of Mailing Procedure

305.02(a) When Certificate of Mailing Procedure May Not Be Used

305.02(b) Mailing Requirements

305.02(c) Location and Form of Certificate

305.02(d) Wording of Certificate of Mailing

305.02(e) Effect of Certificate of Mailing

305.02(f) Correspondence Mailed Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.197 But Not Received by Office

305.02(g) Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.197 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service

305.02(h) Certificate of Mailing Requirements Strictly Enforced

305.03 “Express Mail”

305.04 Interruptions in U.S. Postal Service

306 Facsimile Transmission (Fax)

306.01 Documents That May Not Be Filed by Facsimile Transmission

306.02 Fax Machines Designated to Accept Relevant Trademark Documents

306.03 Effect of Filing by Fax

306.04 Procedure for Filing by Fax

306.05 Certificate of Transmission Procedure

306.05(a) Location and Form of Certificate of Transmission

306.05(b) Wording of Certificate of Transmission

306.05(c) Effect of Certificate of Transmission

306.05(d) Correspondence Transmitted by Fax Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.197 But Not Received by Office

306.06 Requirements for Certificate of Transmission Strictly Enforced

307 Hand Delivery

308 Period Ending on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday

309 Unscheduled Closings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

310 Computing Period for Response to Office Action or Notice