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Chapter 1400
Classification and Identification of Goods and Services
1401.02 International Trademark Classification Adopted
1401.02(a) Headings of International Trademark Classes
1401.02(b) Short Titles for International Trademark Classes
1401.02(c) International Alphabetical List
1401.03(c) Failure to Classify May Delay Action in Applications Under §§1 and 44
1401.04 Classification Determines Number of Fees
1401.04(a) Prior United States Classification System
1401.04(b) Limiting Goods and Services to the Number of Classes for Which Filing Fees Are Paid
1401.05 Criteria on Which International Classification Is Based
1401.05(a) Identification and Classification of Kits and Gift Baskets
1401.05(b) Medical vs. Non-Medical Goods
1401.06 Specimen(s) as Related to Classification
1401.06(a) Specimen Discloses Special Characteristics
1401.07 Classification and Plurality of Uses
1401.08 Classification and the Identification of Goods and Services
1401.09(a) Elimination of “Miscellaneous Class Designation”
1401.10 General Summary of Major Changes in Practice Based on the 9th Edition of the Nice Agreement
1401.10(a) Legal Services Transferred to International Class 45
1401.10(b) Goods Made of Precious Metal are Classified According to Their Function
1401.10(c) Transfer of Aquaria and Related Items
1401.11 Implementation of Changes to the Nice Agreement
1401.12 Effective Date of Changes to USPTO ID Manual
1402 Identification of Goods and Services
1402.01 Specifying the Goods and/or Services - in General
1402.01(a) General Guidelines for Acceptable Identifications of Goods or Services
1402.01(b) Identification of Goods and Services in a §44 Application
1402.01(c) Identification of Goods and Services in a §66(a) Application
1402.01(d) Location of “Identification of Goods and Services”
1402.01(e) Responsibilities of Examining Attorney as to Identification
1402.02 Entitlement to Filing Date With Respect to Identification of Goods and Services
1402.03 Specificity of Terms Used in Identifying Goods and Services
1402.03(a) Inclusive Terminology
1402.03(c) Marks for a “Full Line of …”
1402.03(d) Identifying Computer Programs with Specificity
1402.03(e) Identifying Publications with Specificity
1402.04 Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual
1402.05 Accuracy of Identification
1402.05(a) Goods That Are Components or Ingredients
1402.05(b) Material Composition
1402.06 Amendments Permitted to Clarify or Limit Identification
1402.06(a) Limiting the Identification of Goods and Services
1402.06(b) Clarifying the Identification of Goods and Services
1402.07 Scope of Identification of Goods and Services for Purposes of Amendment
1402.07(a) The “Ordinary-Meaning” Test
1402.07(b) Ambiguous Identifications
1402.07(c) Unambiguous Identifications
1402.07(e) Permissible Scope of Identification Affected by Proposed Amendment That Is Accepted
1402.08 Moving Goods and Services Between Companion Applications
1402.09 Use of Registered Marks Inappropriate in Identifications
1402.11 Identification of Services
1402.11(b) Information Services
1402.11(c) Association Services and “Promoting the Interest of” Services
1402.11(d) Charitable Services, Other than Monetary
1402.11(e) Consulting Services
1402.11(f) Distribution of Videotapes, Audiotapes, Videodiscs, and Similar Items
1402.11(g) Recorded Entertainment Services
1402.11(h) Identification of “Bonus Programs”
1402.11(i) Recognition of Industry Terms
1402.12 Parentheses and Brackets Should Not be Used in Identifications of Goods and Services
1402.13 Requirement For Amendment of Portion of Identification of Goods/Services
1402.15 Procedures for Processing Unacceptable Amendments to Identifications
1403 Combined or Multiple-Class Application
1403.01 Requirements for Combined or Multiple-Class Application
1403.02 Amendment of Combined or Multiple-Class Application
1403.02(a) Deletion of Classes
1403.02(b) Correction of Classification
1403.02(c) Addition of Classes
1403.03 Dividing of Combined or Multiple-Class Application
1403.04 Combined or Multiple-Class Marks in Official Gazette
1403.05 Refusals and Oppositions as to Less Than All the Classes in a Multiple Class Application
1403.06 Fees for Action After Filing, Multiple Classes
1403.07 Surrender or Amendment in Multiple-Class Registrations