SECTION

CHANGE 

106

Updated information about publication of Official Gazette. 

108.01

Updated information about Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (“TARR”) database.

108.02

Updated information about Trademark Assistance Center (“TAC”).

109

Changed heading.

201

Language change.

202

Incorporated change to Rule 2.21(a).  Added case cite.

202.01

Revised to clarify how the Office determines what the mark is in an application filed through the Trademark Electronic Application System (“TEAS”).

204.02

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify procedure for resubmitting application after denial of filing date.

206.01

Revised to clarify effect of amendment from the Supplemental to the Principal Register on the effective filing date.  Added case cite.

206.04

New section - Examining Attorney’s Action After Conducting New Search.

301

Added about new global form TEAS form.  Deleted listing of specific forms available in TEAS.  Language changes.

302.01

Language change.

302.03(a)

Language change.

302.03(b)

Language change.

303.02(c)

Language change.

304.01

Changed heading.  Deleted provision that e-mail can be used to respond to an Office action or letter issued by the Post Registration Section, ITU/Divisional Unit, and Office of Petitions. 

304.02

Language change.

304.06

Language change.

305.04

Incorporated change to Rule 2.195(e). 

306.01

Added case cite.

307

Updated hours for hand delivery to TAC. 

310

Language change.

401.01

Updated information about filing receipts sent to §66(a) applicants.

404

Incorporated change to Rule 2.25.

405.06

Language change.

501.06

Parties who record partial assignment encouraged to file request to divide.

502.01

Language changes.

502.02(a)

Language changes.

502.02(b)

Language changes.

502.02(c)

Language change.

502.03

Updated to clarify proper signatory for request for new registration certificate.

503.01

Separated into sections 503.01(a)-(e).

503.01(a)

New section - Recording May Not Update Ownership Information.  Incorporated content from former 503.01.

503.01(b)

New section - Recording Does Not Update Correspondence Address in Trademark Database. 

503.01(c)

New section - Recording is Not a Determination of Validity.  Incorporated content from former 503.01.

503.01(d)

New section - Recording Does Not Constitute Response to Office Action.  Incorporated content from former 503.01.

503.01(e)

New section - Conditional Assignment.  Incorporated content from former 503.01. 

503.03(e)

Incorporated change to Rule 3.31 regarding requirements for assignment cover sheet. 

503.06(d)

Language changes.

504-504.01

Revised to clarify procedure regarding requests to record multiple assignments with the same execution date that are filed on the same date.

505

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify requirements for requests to update ownership information in the Trademark Database.  Moved some content to new 505.01 and 505.02.

505.01

New section - Request to Update Ownership Information in Pending Application.  Incorporated content from former 505.

505.02

New section - Request to Update Ownership Information After Registration.  Incorporated and revised content from former 505.

600

Changed chapter heading.  Language changes.  Incorporated changes to 37 C.F.R. Parts 10 and 11.

601

Changed heading.  Language changes.

601.01

Language changes.

601.02

Changed heading.  Language changes.

602

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify individuals who may practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).  Moved some content to 602.01, 602.02, and 602.03.

602.01

Renumbered as 605.  Moved some content to 604.01, 604.02, and 605.01.  Deleted reference to suspended and excluded practitioners.  Incorporated content from former 602.

602.01(a)

Renumbered as 605.02.

602.01(b)

Renumbered as 605.03. 

602.01(c)

Renumbered as 605.04. 

602.02

Renumbered as 603.  New 602.02 incorporates content from former 602.

602.03

Renumbered as 608.01.  New 602.03 et seq. incorporates content from former 602.06 et seq.  Language changes.  Revised to clarify procedure for attorneys seeking reciprocal recognition.

602.03(a)

Incorporated content from former 602.06.  Revised to clarify the procedure for Canadian attorneys or agents seeking recognition, and the internal procedure for verifying that a Canadian attorney or agent is recognized.

602.03(b)

Incorporated content from former 602.06(b).  Revised to clarify procedures for handling requests for recognition filed by foreign attorneys or agents from countries other than Canada.

602.03(d)

Incorporated content from former 602.06(d).

602.03(e)

Language changes.

602.04

Renumbered as 606. 

602.05

Renumbered as 607. 

602.06

Renumbered as 602.03. 

602.06(a)

Renumbered as 602.03(a). 

602.06(b)

Renumbered as 602.03(b). 

602.06(c)

Renumbered as 602.03(c).

602.06(d)

Renumbered as 602.03(d).

602.06(e)

Renumbered as 602.03(e).

602.07

Renumbered as 604.03. 

602.08

Renumbered as 608.02.

603

Renumbered as 609.

603.01

Renumbered as 609.01. 

603.01(a)

Renumbered as 609.01(a).

603.02

Renumbered as 609.02. 

603.02(a)

Renumbered as 609.02(c).  Some content moved to new 609.02 (a), (b), and (f).

603.02(b)

Renumbered as 609.02(d).

603.02(c)

Renumbered as 609.02(e). 

603.03

Renumbered as 609.03.

603.04

Renumbered as 609.04.

604

Former 604 renumbered as 610.  New 604 et seq. includes discussion of recognition as representative.

604.01

New section - Three Ways to Be Recognized.  Clarifies procedure for recognition of practitioners under Rule 2.17.  Incorporated content from former 602.01.

604.02

New section - Duration of Recognition.  Incorporated content from former 602.01, 602.01(c), 602.04, and 602.07.

604.03

Content incorporated content from former 602.07.

605

Former 605 renumbered as 611.  New 605 incorporates content from former 602.01. 

605.01

Former 605.01 renumbered as 611.01(a).  New section - Requirements for Power of Attorney.  Incorporated content from former 602.01.  Revised to clarify requirements for a power of attorney. 

605.02

Renumbered as 611.02.  Some content moved to new 611.02(a).  Incorporated content from former 602.01(a).

605.03

Former 605.03 deleted and content moved to new 611.03 et seq.  New 605.03 incorporates content from former 602.01(b) into new 605.03.  Revised to clarify situation when practitioner who signed an associate power withdraws.

605.04

Renumbered as 611.04.  New 605.04 incorporates content from former 602.01(c).

605.05

Renumbered as 611.05.

605.05(a)

Renumbered as 611.05(a).

605.05(b)

Renumbered as 611.05(b).

605.05(c)

Renumbered as 611.05(c). 

606

Incorporated content from former 602.04.  Revised to clarify requirements for and procedures for processing revocations of powers of attorney. 

607

Incorporated content from former 602.06.  Revised to clarify requirements for and procedures for processing requests to withdraw as practitioner of record.

608

New section heading - Unauthorized Practice. 

608.01

Incorporated content from former 602.03 and excerpt of Rule 11.5(b)(2).  Incorporated amendment to Rule 11.5(b)(2). 

608.02

Incorporated content from former 602.08.  Revised to clarify procedures for handling situation where person appears to be engaged in unauthorized practice.

609

Incorporated content from former 603.

609.01

Incorporated content from former 603.01.  Revised to clarify guidelines for establishing and entering the correspondence address. 

609.01(a)

Incorporated content from former 603.01(a).  Language changes.

609.02

Incorporated content from former 603.02.  Language changes.

609.02(a)

New section - Request to Change Correspondence Address Presumed.  Incorporated content from former 603.02(a).  Revised to clarify documents that will be construed as request to change correspondence address.

609.02(b)

New section - Requirements for Request to Change Correspondence Address.  Incorporated content from former 603.02.  Revised to clarify requirements for request.

609.02(c)

Incorporated content from former 603.02(a).

609.02(d)

Incorporated content from former 603.02(b).

609.02(e)

Incorporated content from former 603.02(c).  Revised to clarify procedures for changing the correspondence address after registration.

609.02(f)

New section - Correspondence After Recordation of Change of Ownership.  Incorporated content from former 603.02(a). 

609.03

Incorporated content from former 603.03. 

609.04

Incorporated content from former 603.04. 

610

Incorporated content from former 604.  Revised to clarify requirements for signature of designations of domestic representative, and standards for duration, revocation, and withdrawal of domestic representative.

611

Incorporated content from former 605.

611.01(a)

New section - Signature as Certificate.  Incorporated content from former 605.01.

611.01(b)

New section - Requirements for Signature.  Incorporated content from former 605.02.  Revised to clarify requirements for signature of documents.  Added statement that name of the signatory should be set forth in printed or typed form.

611.01(c)

New section - Signature of Documents Filed Electronically.  Incorporated content from former 804.05.

611.02

Incorporated content from former 605.02.  Revised to clarify that requirements apply to both in-house and outside counsel.

611.02(a)

New section - TEAS Checkoff Boxes.  Incorporated content from former 605.02.  Added new examples of situations in which an examiner must inquire into the signatory’s authority.

611.03

New section - Proper Person to Sign. 

611.03(a)

New section - Verification.

611.03(b)

New section - Responses, Amendments to Applications, Requests for Express Abandonment, Requests for Reconsideration of Final Actions, and Requests to Divide.

611.03(c)

New section - Powers of Attorney and Revocations of Powers of Attorney.

611.03(d)

New section - Petitions to Revive.

611.03(e)

New section - Petitions to the Director.

611.03(f)

New section - Amendment, Correction, or Surrender of Registration.

611.03(g)

New section - Renewal Applications.

611.03(h)

New section - Designations and Revocations of Domestic Representative.

611.03(i)

New section - Requests to Change Correspondence Address in an Application or Registration.

611.04

Incorporated content from former 605.04.  Added example of authorized signatory.

611.05

Incorporated content from former 605.05.  Language changes.

611.05(a)

Incorporated content from former 605.05(a).  Language changes.

611.05(b)

Incorporated content from former 605.05(b).  Language changes.

611.05(c)

Incorporated content from former 605.06(c).  Language changes.

611.06 et seq.

New section - Guidelines on Persons With Legal Authority to Bind Certain Juristic Entities.  Incorporated content from former 712.01(a) et seq.

611.06(d)

Incorporated content from former 712.01(a)(iv).  Revised to clarify proper signatories for corporations.

702.02

Revised to clarify procedures for requests for special handling.

703

Incorporated change to Rule 2.48.  Revised to clarify policy and procedures regarding duplicate applications and what constitutes a duplicate application.

704.01

Language change.

705

Language change.

705.03

Revised to the clarify circumstances in which the USPTO will reissue an Office action and provide the applicant with a new response period.

705.05

Revised to update guidance for citing decisions published by research services and unpublished decisions.

705.07

Deleted reference to paper copies of Office actions and evidence.  Revised to update form and processing of outgoing Office actions when the applicant has authorized e-mail communication.

706.01

New section - “Clear Error.”  Clarifies standards for issuing refusals or requirements that could have been raised in a previous action, and Office’s authority to correct errors.

707.01

Revised to clarify parties authorized to approve examiner’s amendment.

707.02

Updated list of amendments that can be entered by examiner’s amendment without prior approval by the applicant.

708.01

Language changes.

708.02

Revised to clarify parties who may discuss issues raised in an Office action and authorize issuance of priority actions.

709.04

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify policy and procedures for telephone and e-mail communications.

709.05

Changed heading.  Added examples of informal communications.  Revised to clarify policy and procedures for informal communications.

710.01

Revised to include requirement for proper citation to evidence in examining attorneys’ Office actions.

710.01(b)

Added case cite.  Revised to clarify policy regarding Wikipedia® evidence. 

710.01(c)

Added case cite.

710.02

Changed heading.  Language changes.

710.03

Added case cites.  Language change.

711

Language changes.  Revised to clarify deadline for filing response in a §66(a) application.

712.01

Revised to clarify signature requirements  Incorporated change to Rule 2.62(b).

712.01(a)

Deleted.  Moved content to new 712.01.

712.01(a)(i)-712.01(a)(viii)

Renumbered as 611.06(a)-611.06(h).

713.02

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify policy regarding issuing a final action.

714

Incorporated change to Rule 2.64.

714.05(e)

New section - Submission of Substitute Specimen in Response to Refusal for Failure to Show Use of the Mark in Commerce.

714.05(f)

New section - Submission of Substitute Specimen in Response to Refusal for Failure to Show the Applied-For Mark Functioning as a Mark

715.02

Language change.

715.03

Language change.

715.03(a)

Language changes.

715.03(b)

Language changes.

715.03(c)

Language changes.

715.04(a)

Changed heading.

715.04(b)

Language changes.

716.02(b)

Deleted requirement to issue Office action regarding  intent to retain dual bases in a §44(d) application when there are no other issues and examining attorney is unable to reach applicant by phone.

716.02(c)

Language change.

716.02(e)

Revised to clarify procedure for updating USPTO records after expiration of grace period for filing §8 affidavit or renewal application, and policy regarding issuing a denial of a request for reconsideration when the grace period has not passed. 

716.05

Revised to add recommendation that a response to a suspension inquiry be filed through TEAS.

718.01

Revised to clarify procedures for processing and requirements for express abandonments.  Incorporated change to Rule 2.68.

718.02

Revised to clarify statutory date of abandonment when applicant fails to timely respond to action granting additional time to perfect an incomplete response.

718.02(a)

Revised to clarify policy regarding partial abandonment when a partial refusal or requirement is upheld on appeal, or when applicant withdraws or fails to prosecute an appeal of a partial refusal, and use of partial abandonment advisory in Office actions.

718.03

Revised to clarify procedures for TEAS responses that consist only of a signature, and proper method of abandonment when an applicant fails to respond or submits an unsatisfactory response to a notice of incomplete response. 

718.07

Deleted. 

718.08

Renumbered as 718.07.

802

Revised to clarify policy regarding applications downloaded from TEAS or TEAS Plus, printed, and mailed to the USPTO.

803.03(a)

Revised to clarify meaning of a “sole proprietorship,” and interpretation of individual applicant entity and citizenship information in §66(a) applications.

803.03(b)

Revised to update suggested format for identifying entity of partnership or joint venture.

803.03(c)

Changed heading.  Added discussion of use of terms “association,” “company,” and “organization” as entity designation.  

803.03(d)

Revised to clarify policy and procedures for identifying the entity of joint applicants.

803.03(i)

Revised to clarify procedures for identifying entity organized under the laws of a foreign province or geographical region.

803.04

Revised to clarify requirements for identifying citizenship of domestic joint ventures, entity organized under the laws of a foreign province or geographical region, and interpretation of individual applicant entity and citizenship information in §66(a) applications.  Incorporated changes to Rules 2.32(a)(3)(iii) and (iv).

804.04

Deleted reference to designations of domestic representative.

804.05

Moved content to 611.01(c).  Incorporated former 804.06. 

804.06

Section number deleted.  Incorporated content into new 804.05.

806

Added case cite. 

806.02(f)

Revised to clarify procedures for handling applications based on §44(d) in addition to another basis.

806.03(h)

Added case cite.

806.03(j)(ii)

Revised to clarify policies for handling amendments to add or substitute a §44 basis between issuance of a notice of allowance (“NOA”) and filing of a statement of use (“SOU”).

806.03(j)(iii)

New section - Amending the Basis of a §1(b) Application After Filing of Statement of Use But Before Approval for Registration.

806.03(l)

New section - §66(a) Basis Cannot be Added to §1 or §44 Application. 

807.01

Revised to clarify how the Office determines what the mark is in a TEAS application and policy regarding refusal on the ground that spatially separate elements constitute more than one mark.

807.03(c)

Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

807.03(f)

Updated to clarify procedures for determining when the mark in a foreign registration is in standard characters or the equivalent.  Added reference to new Appendix E.

807.03(h)

Revised to clarify procedure for determining when to require deletion of a standard character claim in a §66(a) application.

807.03(i)

Revised to clarify that a “typed” mark is the legal equivalent of a standard character mark.

807.04(b)

Added case cite.

807.07

Added discussion of mark descriptions that refer to black, white, and/or gray.

807.07(a)(ii)

Revised to add policy regarding amendment of the color description without prior approval by the applicant or the applicant’s attorney.  Changed sample color location statement.

807.12(a)

Revised to clarify the procedure for determining whether the mark on the drawing is a substantially exact representation of the specimen.

807.12(a)(i)

New section - Role of Punctuation in Determining Whether Mark on Drawing Agrees with Mark on Specimen.

807.12(a)(ii)

New section - Punctuation on the Drawing but not on the Specimen.  Incorporates content from former 807.12(a).

807.12(a)(iii)

New section - Punctuation on the Specimen but not on the Drawing.  Incorporates content from former 807.12(a).

807.12(c)

Revised to clarify procedures for handling a notification of correction issued by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“IB”).

807.12(d)

Added case cites. 

807.12(e)

Added case cite.  Language change.

807.13(b)

Revised to clarify policy regarding amendment of a §66(a) application to add a standard character claim.

807.14(c)

Former 807.14(c) renumbered as 807.14(d).  New section - Addition or Deletion of Punctuation. 

807.14(d) et seq.

Former 807.14(d) et seq. renumbered as 807.14(e) et seq.  Incorporated content from former 807.14(c). 

807.14(e)

Former 807.14(e) renumbered as 807.14(f).  Incorporated content from former 807.14(d). 

807.14(f)

Incorporated content from former 807.14(e).  Added case cites.

807.17

Revised to clarify procedure for handling unacceptable amendments to drawings.

807.19

Deleted.

808.01

Incorporated change to Rule 2.37 and content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.01(a)

Deleted former 808.01(a).  Incorporated section heading and content from former 808.01(c). 

808.01(b)

Deleted former 808.01(b).  Incorporated section heading and content from former 808.01(d). 

808.01(c)

Renumbered as 808.01(a). 

808.01(d)

Renumbered as 808.01(b). 

808.02

Incorporated change to Rule 2.37 and content from Exam Guide 2-08. 

808.03

Deleted former 808.03.  New section - Examination Procedure for Descriptions.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(a)

New section - Accurate and Complete Descriptions.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(b)

New section - No Description in Application.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.  Added procedure for handling §66(a) applications in which applicant has completed the “Textual Elements of Mark” field.

808.03(c)

New section - Accurate But Incomplete Description in Application or Amendment.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(c)(i)

New section - Accurate But Incomplete Descriptions in Cases Where a Description is Needed to Clarify the Mark and Should be Printed.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(c)(ii)

New section - Accurate But Incomplete Descriptions in Cases Where a Description Need Not Be Printed.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(d)

New section - Inaccurate Description in Application or Amendment.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(e)

New section - Amending Descriptions.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

808.03(f)

New section - Updating Design Coding.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 2-08.

809

Incorporated change to Rules 2.32(a)(9) and (10).  Moved some content to new 809.01(b)(i) - (b)(iii).

809.01

Former 809.01 renumbered as 809.02.  New section - Examining Applications for Marks Comprising Non-English Wording that Do Not Include an Accurate Translation or Transliteration.  Revised to clarify guidelines for determining the translation and transliteration of non-English wording in marks. 

809.01(a)

New section - Inquiry/Applicant’s Response Regarding Meaning in a Foreign Language. 

809.01(b)

New section - Limited Exceptions to Rules for Translations.

809.01(b)(i)

New section - Foreign Terms Appearing in English Dictionary.  Incorporated content from former 809.

809.01(b)(ii)

New section - Foreign Articles or Prepositions Combined with English Terms.  Incorporated content from former 809.

809.01(b)(iii)

New section - Words From Dead or Obscure Languages.  Incorporated content from former 809.

809.02

Former 809.02 renumbered as 809.03.  Incorporated content from former 809.01.

809.03

Incorporated content from former 809.02.  Revised to clarify procedure for handling verbose or vague translations, and revised sample translation/transliteration statements.

810

Revised to clarify policy regarding applications downloaded from TEAS or TEAS Plus, printed, and mailed to the Office.

812.01

Revised to clarify procedures for proving ownership of pending applications cited as a potential bar to registration.

813

Consolidated with 1206 et seq.  Moved content about when consent is required and when inquiries should be issued to 1206 et seq.  Sections 813 et seq. limited to information about statements printed in Official Gazette and on registration certificate.  Added discussion of consent to registration of pseudonym, stage name, or nickname.

813.01

New section - Statement Printed in Official Gazette and on Registration Certificate. 

813.01(a)

New section - Name or Likeness is That of a Living Individual.  Provides new examples of acceptable statements indicating that the name or likeness shown in a mark is that of a living individual whose consent is of record, and indicates that such statements will always be printed, even if the name that appears in the mark is that of the applicant.

813.01(b)

New section - Name or Likeness is Not That of a Living Individual.

813.01(c)

New section - Updating TRAM Database.  Incorporated content from former 813.

814

Added case cite.  Deleted statement that “material may be shown to the examining attorney without formal filing.”

816.02

Revised to clarify policy regarding effective filing date in §1(b) application after amendment to Supplemental Register.  Added case cite.

819.01(o)

Language changes.  Revised to clarify when an additional fee is required in TEAS Plus application for failure to indicate whether a name or likeness in a mark is that of a living individual.

819.02(a)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.23(a)(2).

901

Language changes.

901.03

Incorporated content from former 903.03.  Added case cite.

901.04

Incorporated content from former 903.03.  Revised to clarify when examining attorney should inquire as to whether a mark is in use in commerce.

903.03

Deleted former 903.03.  Incorporated content into new 901.03 and 901.04.

903.04

Former 903.04 renumbered as 903.03.  New 903.04 incorporates content from former 903.05.  Language changes.

903.05

Renumbered as 903.04. 

903.06

Renumbered as 903.05.

903.06(a)

Incorporated content from former 903.07(a). 

903.07

Renumbered as 903.06.

903.08

Renumbered as 903.07. 

903.09

Renumbered as 903.08.

904

Incorporated content from former 904.01.

904.01

Moved content to new 904.

904.03(a)

Revised discussion of “temporary” specimens.  Added case cite.

904.03(g)

Revised to clarify appropriate evidence of point-of-sale presentations.

904.03(i)

Revised to clarify policy regarding the determination of whether a website page constitutes a “display associated with the goods.”

904.03(l)

New section - Specimens for Motion Marks.

904.03(m)

New section - Specimens for Scent and Flavor Marks.

904.04(a)

Added case cite.

904.07(a)

Revised to clarify procedures followed when the mark on a substitute specimen does not agree with the mark on the drawing.

904.07(b)

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify procedures followed when the mark on a substitute specimen does not agree with the mark on the drawing.

906.02

Added case cite.

1003.04

Moved content to new 1003.04(a) and (c). 

1003.04(a)

New section - Applications Based Solely on Section 44.  Incorporated content from former 1003.04.

1003.04(b)

New section - Multiple-Basis Applications. 

1003.04(c)

New section - Periodic Inquiries Issued as to Status of Foreign Application.  Incorporated content from former 1003.04.

1004.01(a)

Revised to clarify policy regarding photocopies of foreign intellectual property office’s publications or website printouts.

1005

Language change to clarify §44 ownership requirement (deleted reference to “sole basis”).

1102.03

Revised to clarify procedures followed after change of effective filing date due to amendment of §1(b) application to Supplemental Register.  Added case cite.

1104.01(a)

Revised to clarify review procedures regarding determination of whether an amendment to allege use (“AAU”) was filed by the owner.

1104.06

Revised to clarify procedures for processing AAU received before application is assigned to examining attorney.

1104.09(a)

Revised to clarify policy and procedures for handling AAU filed by someone other than the owner of record.

1104.11

Revised to correct an inconsistency with 1104.09(a).

1106.01

Language changes.

1106.02

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify Office’s authority to correct errors after issuance of NOA.

1106.03

Revised to clarify policy regarding refund of fees after cancellation of NOA, and to add internal procedures for requesting cancellation of NOA.

1108.02(a)

Revised to clarify policy and procedures for handling extension request filed by someone other than the owner of record.

1108.02(c)

Incorporated change to Rules 2.89(a)(2) and (b)(2). 

1108.02(d)

Language changes.

1108.02(f)

Language changes.

1108.03

Language changes.

1108.03(a)

Language changes.

1109.02

Revised to incorporate new procedures for processing SOU filed by someone other than the owner of record.

1109.05

Incorporated amendment to Rule 2.88(d). 

1109.08

Changed heading.  Moved discussion of “clear error” to new 706.01.  Revised to clarify procedure for issuing new refusals or requirements during examination of an SOU.

1109.09(a)

Incorporated amendment of Rule 2.88(b)(1)(ii). 

1109.10

Revised to incorporate new procedures for processing SOU filed by someone other than the owner of record.

1109.13

Incorporated amendment to Rule 2.88(i)(2) regarding omission of goods/services from SOU.

1109.15

Incorporated change to Rule 2.88(b)(3).  Revised to clarify procedures for handling fee deficiencies in multiple-class applications.

1109.16(a)

Language changes.

1109.18

Revised to clarify internal procedure for approving SOU.

1110 et seq.

Reorganized and rewritten to incorporate changes to Rule 2.87.

1110

Moved content to new 1110.01

1110.01

Renumbered as 1110.03.  Incorporated changes to Rule 2.87.

1110.02

Incorporated changes to Rule 2.87.

1110.03

Renumbered as 1110.04.  Incorporated changes to Rule 2.87.

1110.04

Former 1110.04 renumbered as 1110.07.  New section - Form and processing of Request to Divide.

1110.05

Former 1110.05 renumbered as 1110.08.  New section - Outstanding Time Periods Apply to Newly Created Applications. 

1110.06

Former 1110.06 renumbered as 1110.09.  New section - Signature of Request to Divide.

1110.07

Renumbered as 1110.10.

1110.08

Renumbered as 1110.11.

1110.09

Renumbered as 1110.12.

1201.02(c)

Revised to clarify “minor clerical error” in an applicant’s name. 

1201.03(f)

Added case cite.

1202

Revised to clarify policy regarding failure to function refusal absent a specimen.  Added case cite.

1202.01

Added case cite.

1202.02

Revised to incorporate former 1202.02(c), and to clarify requirements for consideration of sufficiency of §2(f) evidence.  Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(iv)

Added case cites.

1202.02(a)(v)

Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(v)(A)

Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(v)(B)

Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(v)(C)

Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(v)(D)

Added case cite.

1202.02(a)(viii)

Added case cites.

1202.02(b)(i)

Added case cite.

1202.02(b)(ii)

Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of nondistinctiveness refusal absent a specimen.  Added case cite.

1202.02(c)

Former 1202.02(c) deleted.  Incorporated content from former 1202.02(d) and separated into sections 1202(c)(i) - (c)(vi).

1202.02(c)(i)

New section - Drawings in Trade Dress Applications.

1202.02(c)(ii)

New section - Description Required.

1202.02(c)(iii)

New section - Disclaimers of Unregistrable Elements of Trade Dress Marks.

1202.02(c)(iv)

New section - Three-Dimensional Marks.

1202.02(d)

Former 1202.02(d) renumbered as 1202.02(c).  New 1202.02(d) incorporates content from former 1202.02(e). 

1202.02(e)

Former 1202.02(e) renumbered as 1202.02(d).  New 1202.02(e) incorporates content from former 1202.02(f).  Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of nondistinctiveness refusal absent a specimen.  Added case cite.

1202.02(f)

Deleted section number.  Moved content to new 1202.02(e).

1202.03(c)

Language change. 

1202.03(e)

Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of ornamentation refusal absent a specimen.

1202.05(a)

Revised to clarify standard for establishing acquired distinctiveness.

1202.05(b)

Added case cite.

1202.05(d)(iii)

Former 1202.05(d)(iii) incorporated into 1202.05(d)(iv).  New section - Amendment of Drawings of Color Marks. 

1202.05(d)(iv)

Incorporated content from former 1202.05(d)(iii).

1202.06

Added case cite.

1202.06(a)

Added case cite and explanation.

1202.06(c)

Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of a “goods in trade” refusal absent a specimen. 

1202.07(a)

Revised to clarify policy regarding syndication statement.

1202.07(a)(iii)

Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of a column/section refusal absent a specimen.

1202.08(a)

Added case cite.

1202.08(b)

Revised to clarify standard for what constitutes a new work.

1202.08(f)

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of a title-of-a-single-work refusal absent a specimen.

1202.09(a)(iii)

Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of an author/performing artist name refusal absent a specimen.

1202.10(a)

New section - Names and Designs of Characters in Creative Works in §1(b), §44, or §66(a) Applications.  Incorporated content from former 1202.10.  Revised to clarify policy regarding issuance of a character name/design refusal absent a specimen.

1202.13

Revised to clarify field for setting forth description of non-visual mark in a TEAS application.

1202.15

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify standard for distinctiveness and procedures for submitting reproductions and specimens in sound mark applications.

1203.01

Added case cite.

1203.02

Moved some content to new 1203.02(a), (b), and (f)(ii).

1203.02(a)

Former 1203.02(a) renumbered as 1203.02(c), with some content moved to new 1203.02(d).  New section - Types of Deceptive Marks.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09 and former 1203.02. 

1203.02(b)

Former 1203.02(b) renumbered as 1203.02(g).  New section - Elements of a §2(a) Deceptiveness Refusal.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09 and former 1203.02. 

1203.02(c)

Incorporated former 1203.02(a).

1203.02(d)

New section - Determining Materiality.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09 and former 1203.02(a).

1203.02(d)(i)

New section - Objective Criteria.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(d)(ii)

New section - Mere Personal Preference.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(e)

New section - Procedures for Issuing §2(a) Deceptive Refusals.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(e)(i)

New section - When the Mark is Clearly Misdescriptive.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(e)(ii)

New section - When It is Not Clear Whether the Mark is Misdescriptive.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(f)

New section heading - Responding to a §2(a) Deceptiveness Refusal.

1203.02(f)(i)

New section - Amending the Identification of Goods or Services.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(f)(ii)

New section - Other Arguments.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1203.02(g)

New section number.  Incorporated content from former 1203.02(b).

1203.03

Added case cite.

1203.03(a)

Added case cites.

1203.03(d)

Added case cites.

1203.03(e)

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify the requirement that the proposed mark be recognized as pointing uniquely and unmistakably to a person or institution, and the treatment of marks comprising the name of a deceased natural person.

1203.03(f)

Added case cites.

1204

Revised to incorporate Exam Guide 2-07.

1204.01

New section - Flags and Simulations of Flags.

1204.01(a)

New section - Flags and Simulations of Flags are Refused.

1204.01(b)

New section - Stylized Flag Designs are not Refused under §2(b).

1204.01(c)

New section - Caselaw Interpreting "Simulation of Flag.”

1204.01(d)

New section - Description of the Mark. 

1204.01(e)

New section - Flags Not Presently Used as National Flags. 

1204.02

New section - Government Insignia. 

1204.02(a)

New section - Designs that are Insignia Under §2(b) Must Be Refused.

1204.02(b)

New section - Examples of Insignia That Should Be Refused.

1204.02(c)

New section - Examples of Designs That Should Not Be Refused.

1204.02(d)

New section - Caselaw Interpreting Insignia Under §2(b).

1204.03

New section - Other Refusals May be Appropriate.

1204.04

New section - Responding to §2(b) Refusal.

1204.04(a)

New section - Absolute Bar to Registration.

1204.04(b)

New section - Deletion of §2(b) Matter.

1204.04(b)(i)

New section - Examples of Matter That May and May Not Be Deleted.

1206

Consolidated with new 813.  Revised to clarify when consent is required and when inquiries should be issued

1206.01

Revised to clarify circumstances in which §2(c) applies.

1206.02

New section - Connection With Goods or Services.  Incorporates content from former 1206.02.  Other content moved to new 1206.01 and 1206.05. 

1206.03

Former 1206.03 renumbered as 1206.04.  New section - When Inquiry is Required.  

1206.03(a)

Renumbered as 1206.04(a).  Deleted section number.

1206.03(b)

Incorporated former 1206.03(b) into new 1206.04(b)-(d).  Section number deleted.

1206.04

New section number - incorporated content from former 1206.03. 

1206.04(a)

New section number - incorporated content from former 1206.03(a).  Revised to clarify procedure for minors.

1206.04(b)

New section - Consent May Be Presumed From Signature of Application.  Incorporated content from former 1206.03(b).

1206.04(c)

New section - New Consent Not Required if Consent is of Record in Valid Registration Owned by Applicant.  Incorporated content from former 1206.03(b). 

1206.04(d)

New section number.  Incorporated heading and content from former 1206.03(b).

1206.05

New section - Names and Likenesses That Do Not Identify a Particular Living Individual.  Incorporated content moved from previously existing sections.  Revised to clarify when statement should be printed.

1207.01(a)(i)

Added case cites.

1207.01(a)(iii)

Added case cite.

1207.01(a)(v)

Added case cite.

1207.01(b)(iii)

Added case cites.

1207.01(b)(vi)

Revised to incorporate content from Exam Guide 1-08.

1207.01(b)(vi)(A)

New section - Background.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 1-08 and new case cite.

1207.01(b)(vi)(B)

New section - When an Ordinary American Purchaser Would “Stop and Translate.”  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 1-08.

1207.01(b)(vi)(C)

New section - Likelihood of Confusion Factors Still Apply When Assessing Whether Marks are Confusingly Similar.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 1-08.

1207.01(b)(ix)

Added case cite.

1207.01(c)(iii)

Added case cite.

1207.01(d)(viii)

Revised to clarify proper person to sign consent agreement.

1207.01(d)(ix)

Revised to clarify examining attorney’s role in cases involving the issue of the fame of a mark.

1207.01(d)(xi)

New section - Family of Marks. 

1207.04(b)

Revised to incorporate change to Rule 2.99(g), providing that applications based solely on §44 or §66(a) are not subject to concurrent use registration proceedings.

1208.01(c)

Revised to clarify procedure followed when the effective filing date changes.

1209.01(c)

Revised to clarify policy regarding disclaimer as to marks comprised entirely of generic wording.

1209.01(c)(iii)

Added case cites.

1209.02(a)

New section - Descriptive Marks - Advisory Statement That Mark Appears to Be Generic.  Incorporated content from former 1209.02.

1209.02(a)(i)

New section - Amendment to Supplemental Register in Response to Office Action.  Incorporated content from former 1209.02.

1209.02(a)(ii)

New section - Assertion of §2(f) in Response to Office Action.  Incorporated content from former 1209.02.  Revised to clarify procedure for examining §2(f) claims.  Added case cite.

1209.02(b)

New section - Descriptive and Possibly Generic Marks - Assertion of §2(f) in Application.

1209.03(d)

Added case cites.

1209.03(g)

Changed heading.  Added case cites.  Incorporated content from former 1207.01(b)(vi)(A).

1209.03(j)

Added case cites.

1209.03(m)

Revised to clarify the nature and significance of top level Internet domain names (“TLDs”).  Added case cite.

1209.03(o)

Changed title.  Added discussion of descriptive significance of “GLOBAL” and “WORLDWIDE.”

1209.04

Incorporated content from Exam Guide 01-09.

1210.01(b)

Revised to update standard for materiality.  Added case cite.

1210.01(c)

Revised to update standard for materiality.  Added case cite.

1210.02(a)

Added case cite.

1210.02(b)

Added case cite.

1210.02(c)(ii)

Added case cite.

1210.03

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify policy and procedures regarding issuance of alternative refusals. 

1210.04

Added case cite.

1210.04(a)

Added case cite.

1210.05(b)

Former 1210.05(b) renumbered as 1210.05(c).  New section - Elements of a §2(e)(3) Refusal.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09. 

1210.05(b)(i)

Section number deleted.  Moved content to new 1210.05(c)(i) and 1210.05(e).

1210.05(b)(ii)

Section number deleted.  Moved content to new 1210.05(c)(ii).

1210.05(c)

New section - Determining Materiality.  Incorporated former 1210.05(b).

1210.05(c)(i)

New section - Materiality in Cases Involving Goods.  Incorporated former 1210.05(b)(i) and content from Exam Guide 02-09. 

1210.05(c)(ii)

New section - Materiality in Cases Involving Services.  Incorporated former 1210.05(b)(ii) and content from Exam Guide 02-09. 

1210.05(d)

New section - Procedures for Issuing Geographically Deceptive Refusals.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.05(d)(i)

New section - Neither Applicant Nor Goods/Services Come from the Place Named.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.05(d)(ii)

New section - It is Not Clear Whether the Goods/Services Originate From the Place Named.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.05(e)

New section - Geographically Deceptive Matter: Case References.  Incorporated content from former 1210.05(b)(i) and added new case cites.

1210.06

Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.06(a)

Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.06(b)

Incorporated content from Exam Guide 02-09.

1210.07(a)

Revised to clarify procedures for refusal of applications on Supplemental Register claiming use prior to December 8, 1993.

1210.07(b)

Revised to clarify procedures for refusal of applications asserting §2(f) and claiming use prior to December 8, 1993.

1210.10

New section - Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents.

1211.01

Revised to clarify policy and procedure for surname refusals.  Added case cite.

1211.01(a)(v)

Added case cite.

1211.01(a)(vi)

Revised to clarify “look and feel” standard for surnames.  Added case cite.

1211.01(a)(vii)

Added case cite.

1211.01(b)(iii)

Revised to update analysis regarding surnames combined with initials.  Added case cites. 

1211.01(b)(vi)

Added case cite.

1211.01(b)(vii)

Language change.

1211.01(b)(viii)

New section - Surname Combined With Legal or Familial Entity Designation.

1211.02(b)(iii)

Former 1211.02(b)(iii) renumbered as 1211.02(b)(iv).  New section -- U.S. Census Database Evidence.

1211.02(b)(iv) - (vii)

Former sections 1211.02(b)(iii) - (vi) renumbered as 1211.02(b)(iv) - (vii).

1212.02(c)

Revised to clarify procedure for examining claims of §2(f) in the alternative.

1212.02(d)

Revised to clarify procedures for handling unnecessary §2(f) claim.

1212.02(f)

Changed heading.  Moved content to new 1212.02(f)(i).

1212.02(f)(i)

New section - Section 2(f) Claim as to a Portion of the Mark.  Incorporated content from former 1212.02(f).

1212.02(f)(ii)

New section - Section 2(f) Claim Restricted to Particular Goods/Services/Classes.

1212.02(h)

Language change.

1212.02(i)

Revised to clarify procedure for examining claim of §2(f) in the alternative.  New caselaw incorporated.

1212.04(b)

Revised to clarify procedure for examining claim of §2(f) in part based on a previously registered mark. 

1212.05(a)

Added case cites.

1212.05(b)

Added case cites.

1212.06

Added case cite.

1212.06(a)

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify nature of use required to support a §2(f) claim.

1212.06(b)

Added case cites.

1212.06(d)

Added case cite.

1213.01(c)

Revised to clarify procedures for handling unnecessary disclaimers.  Added case cite.  

1213.03(c)

Added sample disclaimer of design.

1213.03(d)

Added case cite.  Added discussion of disclaimer of familial business structure of an entity.

1213.05

Added case cite.

1213.05(a)

Revised to clarify proper form for disclaimer of compound word.

1213.05(c)

Added case cite.

1213.05(e)

Added case cite.

1213.06

Added case cite.  Revised to clarify policy regarding disclaimer of phonetic equivalent of generic wording.

1213.08(a)(i)

Revised to clarify the proper format for disclaimer of non-adjacent components of a mark, or adjacent components that do not form a unitary expression.

1213.08(c)

Added case cite.  Revised to clarify policy regarding disclaimer of misspelled words.

1213.08(b)

Revised to clarify propriety of separate disclaimer of adjacent components of a mark.

1213.08(d)

Revised to clarify the proper form for disclaimer of non-Latin characters.

1214.01

Added case cite.  Revised to clarify treatment of phantom elements in mark. 

1215.02(a)

Added case cite.

1215.03

Language change.

1215.04

Language change.  Added case cite.

1215.05

Language change.  Added case cite.

1215.07

Language change.

1215.08

Added case cites.

1215.08(a)

Revised to clarify treatment of source-identifying TLDs.

1215.09

Added case cite.

1215.10

Language change.

1217

Added case cites.  Revised to clarify procedures for issuing refusals based on res judicata, collateral estoppel, or stare decisis.

1300

Changed title.

1301.01(a)(iii)

Language changes.

1301.01(b)(ii)

Revised to clarify requirements for identification of warranty services.  Added case cite.

1301.02

Language change.

1301.02(f)

Added case cite.

1301.03(a)

Added case cite.

1301.04

Language change.

1301.04(a)

Added case cites.

1301.04(b)

Added case cite.

1304.08

Changed heading.  Incorporated content from former 1304.09.

1304.08(a)(i)

Incorporated content from former 1304.08(c).

1304.08(c)

Incorporated content from former 1304.09(a). 

1304.09

Deleted.  Moved content to new 1304.08.

1304.09(a)

Renumbered as 1304.08(c).

1304.09(b)

Renumbered as 1304.08(d).

1304.09(c)

Renumbered as 1304.08(e). 

1304.09(d)

Renumbered as 1304.08(f).

1304.09(d)(i)

Renumbered as 1304.08(f)(i).

1304.09(d)(ii)

Renumbered as 1304.08(f)(ii).

1304.09(d)(iii)

Renumbered as 1304.08(f)(iii).

1306.02(c)

Language changes.

1306.05(a)

Revised to clarify policy and procedure for seeking registration of mark as both certification mark and as trademark or service mark for goods or services other than those to which the certification mark is applied.

1306.06(a)

Deleted heading.  Incorporated content in 1306.06.

1306.06(b)

Renumbered as 1306.06(a).

1306.06(c)

Renumbered as 1306.06(b).  Deleted first and last paragraphs of former section.

1306.06(d)

Renumbered as 1306.06(c).

1306.06(e)

Renumbered as 1306.06(d). 

1306.06(f)

Renumbered as 1306.06(e).  Revised to clarify standard for identifying goods/services in certification mark application.

1306.06(g)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f).

1306.06(g)(i)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(i).

1306.06(g)(ii)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(ii).

1306.06(g)(iii)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(iii).

1306.06(g)(iv)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(iv).

1306.06(g)(v)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(v).

1306.06(g)(vi)

Renumbered as 1306.06(f)(vi).

1306.08

Added reference to Rule 2.61(b).

1401.03(b)

Revised to clarify procedure followed when Pre-Examination section designates an incorrect class number.

1401.03(d)

Incorporated amendment to Rule 2.85(d).

1401.05(a)

New section - Identification and Classification of Kits and Gift Baskets. 

1401.05(b)

New section - Medical vs. Non-Medical Goods. 

1401.10(b)

Revised to clarify procedure for classifying items made of precious metal.

1401.11

Incorporated amendment to Rule 2.85(e)(2).

1401.12

New section - Effective Date of Changes to USPTO ID Manual. 

1402.01

Revised to clarify policy regarding wording that identifies items in more than one class.  Added case cite.

1402.01(a)

Revised to clarify guidelines for acceptable identifications of goods or services.

1402.01(b)

Language change.

1402.01(d)

Revised to clarify how Office determines which goods/services are part of the identification.

1402.02

Revised to clarify how Office determines which goods/services are part of the identification.  Updated case cites.

1402.03

Added examples of indefinite terms.  Added case cite.

1402.03(a)

Revised to clarify definite terminology that can be used to restrict an identification. 

1402.05

Incorporated new caselaw.

1402.07(c)

Revised to clarify policy regarding amendment of definite identifications comprising goods that are available in more than one medium.

1402.07(d)

Revised to clarify procedures for further amendments to wording that has been acceptably amended.

1402.08

Revised to clarify procedures for moving goods/services between companion applications. 

1402.11

Revised to clarify that activities set forth in identification of services must constitute registrable services.

1402.11(e)

Revised to clarify and provide examples of acceptable identifications of consulting services.

1402.11(f)

New section - Distribution of Videotapes, Audiotapes, Videodiscs, and Similar Items. 

1402.11(g)

New section - Recorded Entertainment Services. 

1402.11(h)

New section - Identification of “Bonus Programs.” 

1402.11(i)

New section - Recognition of Industry Terms. 

1402.11(j)

New section - Issuing Awards.

1402.15

New section - Procedures for Processing Unacceptable Amendments to Identifications.

1403.01

Revised to clarify procedure for multiple-class applications.  Added case cite.

1403.02(c)

Revised to clarify applicable fee for adding classes.

1403.05

Changed heading.

1403.05(a)

Renumbered as 1403.06.

1403.05(b)

Renumbered as 1403.07.

1501

Moved some content to 1501.02(a).  Incorporated content from 1501.02.

1501.02

Changed section heading.  Moved content to new 1501.02(b).

1501.02(a)

Old 1501.02(a) renumbered as 1501.02(c).  New section - Applicant’s Appeal Brief.  Incorporated content from former 1501.  Revised to clarify effect of filing of a request for reconsideration.

1501.02(b)

New section - Examining Attorney’s Appeal Brief.  Incorporated content from former 1501.02.

1501.04

Revised to clarify processing of deficient appeal fees.  Incorporated changes to Rules 2.85 and 2.141.

1501.07

Revised to clarify deadline and procedure for filing examining attorneys’ request for reconsideration.

1502.01

Changed heading.

1504.01

Revised to clarify time period during which an examining attorney cannot issue an Office action because mark cannot be withdrawn from its scheduled publication in the Official Gazette.

1504.04

Revised to clarify the standard for issuing new refusals or requirements after publication.

1505.02(e)

Revised to clarify the procedures for amendments to disclaimers after publication.

1505.03

New section - Republication for Opposition.

1505.03(a)

New section - When Republication is Required.

1505.03(b)

New section - When Republication is Not Required.

1601.01(a)

Updated information about appearance of registration certificate.

1603

Deleted reference to type of commerce.  Incorporated change to Rule 2.153.

1604.09(c)

Language changes.

1604.11

Added example of nonuse that is not excusable.

1604.14

Added discussion of proper party to sign designation of domestic representative.

1604.16

Incorporated change to Rule 2.163(c).

1604.17(a)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.163(c).

1605.04

Incorporated change to Rule 2.167(a).

1606.12

Incorporated change to Rule 2.184(b)(1).

1606.13(a)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.184(b)(1).

1609.01(a)

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify policy on amendment of registered extensions of protection under §7 of the Trademark Act.

1609.01(b)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.173(b)(2).  Revised to clarify proper person to sign request for §7 amendment.

1609.02(c)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.173(b)(2).  Revised to clarify proper person to sign requests for §7 amendment, and declarations supporting use of substitute specimen.

1609.02(d)

Former 1609.02(d) renumbered as 1609.02(e).  New section - Conforming Amendments.  Incorporates change to Rule 2.173(f).

1609.02(e)

Renumbered as 1609.02(f).

1609.02(f)

Renumbered as 1609.02(g).

1609.03

Revised to clarify policy on amendment or correction of registered extensions of protection under §7.

1609.04

Revised to incorporate change to Rule 2.85(e)(3) relating to reclassification of goods or services from United States classes to international classes, and to indicate that holder of registered extension of protection may surrender class(es).

1609.05

Incorporated change to Rule 2.173(g).

1609.10(b)

Incorporated change to Rule 2.175(b)(2).  Revised to clarify proper person to sign request for correction under §7, and policy on correction of registered extension of protection under §7.

1611

Revised to clarify procedure for updating USPTO’s automated records after expiration of the grace period, and proper signatory for requests for expedited cancellation or expiration.

1613

Revised to correct inconsistency in setting forth grace period for filing a ten-year §71 affidavit.

1615.01

Incorporated change to Rule 2.171(b)(1).  Revised to clarify proper signatory for request to divide, and procedures for processing divided registration.  Added statement encouraging request to divide when ownership of a registration has changed with respect to some goods/services. 

1615.02

Incorporated changes to Rule 2.171(b)(2).  Revised to clarify procedures for processing registered extension of protection after ownership of the international registration changes with respect to some but not all of the goods or services.

1702

Incorporated changes to Rule 2.146.

1705.04

Language changes. 

1705.07

Incorporated change to Rule 2.146(c).  Revised to clarify proper person to sign petition to Director.

1706

Language change.

1707

Language change.

1709

Language change.  Deleted list of petitions that have been delegated.

1710

Revised to clarify proper party to file request to make application “special.”

1710.03

New section - Submitting Petition.

1712.02

Replaced italicized headings with new subsections (a) and (b).

1712.02(a)

New section number.

1712.02(b)

New section number.  Revised to clarify policy regarding petition to accept premature affidavit or renewal application.

1713

Moved content to new 1713.01 and 1713.02.

1713.01

New section - Standard of Review.  Incorporated content from former 1713.

1713.02

New section - Nonreceipt of Action Granting Additional Time to Perfect Response.  Incorporated content from former 1713.

1714.01

Revised to clarify procedure for handling deficient petitions that are automatically granted through the electronic system.

1714.01(a)

Moved content to new subsections 1714.01(a)(i) and (ii).

1714.01(a)(i)

New section - Response to Nonfinal Office Action.  Incorporated content from former 1714.01(a).

1714.01(a)(ii)

New section - Response to Final Office Action.  Incorporated content from former 1714.01(a).  Revised to clarify procedures for petitions to revive and requests for reconsideration after final action.

1714.01(b)

Revised to clarify requirements and fees for petition to revive application abandoned for failure to respond to NOA.  Incorporated change to Rule 2.87(e)(3). 

1714.01(b)(i)

Revised to clarify procedures for filing a petition to revive, extension request, and SOU through TEAS.

1714.01(f)(ii)

Revised to clarify situations where the unintentional delay standard does not apply, and to incorporate change to Rule 2.88(i)(2) regarding goods/services omitted from SOU. 

1715

Rewritten and reorganized to incorporate Exam Guide 4-08, which changed standard of review for letter of protest filed before publication.

1715.01

Changed section heading.

1715.01(a)

Revised to clarify policy regarding letters of protest requesting suspension pending civil litigation, and proper subject matter for letters of protest.

1715.02

Moved content to new 1715.02(a) and (b).

1715.02(a)

New section - Standard of Review for Letter of Protest Filed Before Publication.  Incorporated content from former 1715.02 and Exam Guide 4-08, and clarified standard of review for letter of protest filed before publication but reviewed after publication.

1715.02(b)

New section - Action by Examining Attorney Before Publication.  Incorporated content from former 1715.02 and Exam Guide 4-08, and clarified procedures for processing letters of protest filed before publication but reviewed after publication.

1715.03

Moved content to sections 1715.03(a) - (d) and incorporated content from Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.03(a)

Former 1715.03(a) renumbered as 1715.03(b).  New section - Standard of Review for Letters of Protest Filed After Publication.  Incorporated content from former 1715.03 and Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.03(b)

Renumbered as 1715.03(e).

1715.03(c)

New section - Jurisdiction of Application When a Letter of Protest Is Granted After Publication.  Incorporated content from former 1715.03 and Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.03(d)

New section - Action by Examining Attorney After Publication.  Incorporated content from former 1715.03 and Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.04

Former 1715.04 renumbered 1715.04(b).  New section - Information for Parties Filing Letter of Protest.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.04(a)

New section - Submitting Letters of Protest.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 4-08.

1715.04(b)

Revised to clarify procedure for monitoring action taken regarding letter of protest and policy regarding filing of second letter of protest.

1715.05

Former section deleted. 

1715.07

Renumbered as 1715.05.

1902.02(a)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to the Madrid Processing Unit (“MPU”).

1902.02(c)

Incorporated amendment to Rule 7.11(a)(2).

1902.02(g)(ii)

Revised to clarify standard for reclassifying goods/services.

1902.02(i)

Revised to incorporate changes in procedures for payment of international fees to the IB. 

1902.03(a)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to the MPU.

1902.07(c)(i)

Revised to clarify procedure regarding response to IB notices of irregularities in classification.

1902.07(c)(ii)

Language change.

1902.07(d)

Revised to clarify procedure regarding international applicant’s failure to remedy irregularities within three months of the date of the IB notice of irregularity. 

1902.07(f)

Revised to clarify procedure regarding late response to IB notice of irregularity.  Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to MPU.

1902.08(b)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to MPU.

1902.08(c)

Revised to incorporate changes in IB procedures for payment of international fees. 

1902.10

Revised to clarify when transformation may be requested.

1903.02

Revised to incorporate changes in IB procedures for payment of international fees.  IB no longer accepts banker’s checks.

1904.01(a)

Revised to clarify that §1 and §44 applications cannot be amended to add or substitute §66(a) basis.

1904.02(b)

Changed heading.  Moved some content to new 1904.02(c).  Incorporated amendments to Rule 2.85(d).  

1904.02(c)

Former 1904.02(c) renumbered as 1904.02(f).  New section - Examination of Identification of Goods/Services in §66(a) Applications.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08 and former 1904.02(b).

1904.02(c)(i)

New section - Acceptable Identifications of Goods/Services.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(c)(ii)

New section - Indefinite Identification of Goods/Services with Acceptable Options Within the Scope of the Class.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(c)(iii)

New section - Indefinite Identification of Goods/Services that Does not Include any Goods/Services Within the Class.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08. 

1904.02(c)(iv)

New section - Examination of Proposed Amendments and Issuance of Final Requirements For an Acceptable Identification.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(c)(v)

New section - Effect of Indicated Classes - No Precedential Value on Later-Filed Applications.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(d)

Former 1904.02(d) renumbered as 1904.02(g).  New section - Certification and Collective Marks.

1904.02(e)

Former 1904.02(e) renumbered as 1904.02(h).  New section - Corrections and Limitations to the International Registration.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(e)(i)

New section - Corrections.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(e)(ii)

New section - Limitations.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(e)(iii)

New section - Limitations vs. Amendments.  Incorporated content from Exam Guide 3-08.

1904.02(f)

Renumbered as 1904.02(i). 

1904.02(g)

Renumbered as 1904.02(j). 

1904.02(h)

Renumbered as 1904.02(k). 

1904.02(i)

Renumbered as 1904.02(l). 

1904.03(f)

Revised to clarify procedure for examining IB notices of correction.

1904.09

Language changes.

1904.09(a)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to MPU.

1904.09(b)

Language change.  Added requirement for verification of transformed application.

1904.11

Revised to clarify the period of continuous use on which affidavit of incontestability may be based registered extension of protection.

1904.13

Changed heading.  Revised to clarify policy on amendment or correction of registered extensions of protection under §7.

1904.13(a)

New section - Limited Amendments to Registered Extension of Protection.  Clarifies policy on amendment of registered extensions of protection under §7.

1904.13(b)

New section - Corrections to Registered Extensions of Protection.  Clarifies policy on correction of registered extensions of protection under §7.

1906.01(a)

Added information about IB form.

1906.01(a)(i)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to MPU.  Revised to clarify the circumstance in which an assignee may petition the Director to waive Rules 7.23(a)(6)-(7). 

1906.01(a)(ii)

Updated information about payment of international fees to IB.

1906.01(a)(iv)

Incorporated changes to Rules 2.87(g) and 2.171(b)(2).

1906.01(b)

Updated information about hours for hand delivery to TAC, and procedure for mailing documents to MPU. 

1906.01(c)

Added information about IB form.

1906.01(d)

Added information about IB form.

Appendix B

Updated information about renewal terms in foreign countries.

Appendix D

Added new entity types that may be accepted without question.

Appendix E

New appendix - Countries That Have Standard Character Marks or the Equivalent.

Decisions

Deleted.  Case names can be searched on the TMEP page at www.uspto.gov.