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Chapter 1000
Applications Under Section 44
1001 Section 44 Applications - General
1002 Eligible Applicants Under §44
1002.01 Eligible Applicants Under §44(e)
1002.02 Eligible Applicants Under §44(d)
1002.03 Establishing Entitlement Under a Treaty
1002.04 Establishing Country of Origin
1002.05 United States Applicants
1003 Section 44(d) - Priority Filing Date Based on a Foreign Application
1003.01 The “First-Filed” Requirement
1003.02 Priority Claim Must Be Filed Within Six Months of Foreign Filing
1003.03 Basis for Registration Required
1003.04 Suspension Awaiting a Foreign Registration
1003.04(a) Applications Based Solely on Section 44
1003.04(b) Multiple-Basis Applications
1003.04(c) Periodic Inquiries Issued as to Status of Foreign Application
1003.05 Section 44(d) and Priority for Publication
1003.06 Applicants May File Under Both §§44(d) and 44(e)
1003.07 Application May be Based on More Than One Foreign Application
1003.08 Abandonment of the Foreign Application
1004 Applications Based on Foreign Registrations under §44(e)
1004.01 Copy of Foreign Registration Required
1004.01(a) Status of the Foreign Registration
1004.01(b) Translation of the Foreign Registration
1004.02 Application May be Based on More Than One Foreign Registration
1005 Ownership of the Foreign Application or Registration
1006 Assignment of §44 Applications
1007 Standards for Registration Under Section 44
1008 Bona Fide Intention to Use the Mark in Commerce
1009 Allegation of Use and Specimen of Use Not Required Prior to Registration
1010 Proof of Acquired Distinctiveness in §44 Applications
1011.01 Substantially Exact Representation of Mark in Foreign Registration
1011.02 One Mark Per Application
1011.04 Drawings and Descriptions of Three-Dimensional and Non-Visual Marks
1012 Identification of Goods and Services
1013 Designation of Domestic Representative by Applicants Not Domiciled in the United States
1014 Section 44 Applications for the Supplemental Register
1015 Section 44 Registration Independent of Underlying Foreign Registration
1016 International Registration As Basis for §44 Application