37 CFR 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
- § 2.1 — [Reserved]
- § 2.2 — Definitions.
- § 2.6 — Trademark fees.
- § 2.7 — Fastener recordal fees.
- — Representation by Attorneys or Other Authorized Persons
- § 2.11 — Applicants may be represented by an attorney.
- §§ 2.12-2.16 — [Reserved]
- § 2.17 — Recognition for representation.
- § 2.18 — Correspondence, with whom held.
- § 2.19 — Revocation or withdrawal of attorney.
- — Declarations
- § 2.20 — Declarations in lieu of oaths.
- — Application for Registration
- § 2.21 — Requirements for receiving a filing date.
- § 2.22 — Filing requirements for a TEAS Plus application.
- § 2.23 — Additional requirements for TEAS Plus application.
- § 2.24 — Designation and revocation of domestic representative by foreign applicant.
- § 2.25 — Documents not returnable.
- § 2.27 — Pending trademark application index; access to applications.
- — The Written Application
- § 2.31 — [Reserved]
- § 2.32 — Requirements for a complete application.
- § 2.33 — Verified statement.
- § 2.34 — Bases for filing.
- § 2.35 — Adding, deleting, or substituting bases.
- § 2.36 — Identification of prior registrations.
- § 2.37 — Description of mark.
- § 2.38 — Use by predecessor or by related companies.
- § 2.39 — [Reserved]
- § 2.41 — Proof of distinctiveness under section 2(f).
- § 2.42 — Concurrent use.
- § 2.43 — Service mark.
- § 2.44 — Collective mark.
- § 2.45 — Certification mark.
- § 2.46 — Principal Register.
- § 2.47 — Supplemental Register.
- § 2.48 — Office does not issue duplicate registrations.
- — Drawing
- § 2.51 — Drawing required.
- § 2.52 — Types of drawings and format for drawings.
- § 2.53 — Requirements for drawings filed through the TEAS.
- § 2.54 — Requirements for drawings submitted on paper.
- § 2.56 — Specimens.
- §§ 2.57-2.58 — [Reserved]
- § 2.59 — Filing substitute specimen(s).
- — Examination of Application and Action by Applicants
- § 2.61 — Action by examiner.
- § 2.62 — Procedure for filing response.
- § 2.63 — Reexamination.
- § 2.64 — Final action.
- § 2.65 — Abandonment.
- § 2.66 — Revival of abandoned applications.
- § 2.67 — Suspension of action by the Patent and Trademark Office.
- § 2.68 — Express abandonment (withdrawal) of application.
- § 2.69 — Compliance with other laws.
- — Amendment of Application
- § 2.71 — Amendments to correct informalities.
- § 2.72 — Amendments to description or drawing of the mark.
- § 2.73 — Amendment to recite concurrent use.
- § 2.74 — Form and signature of amendment.
- § 2.75 — Amendment to change application to different register.
- § 2.76 — Amendment to allege use.
- § 2.77 — Amendments between notice of allowance and statement of use.
- — Publication and Post Publication
- § 2.80 — Publication for opposition.
- § 2.81 — Post publication.
- § 2.82 — Marks on Supplemental Register published only upon registration.
- § 2.83 — Conflicting marks.
- § 2.84 — Jurisdiction over published applications.
- — Classification
- § 2.85 — Classification schedules.
- § 2.86 — Application may include multiple classes.
- § 2.87 — Dividing an application.
- — Post Notice of Allowance
- § 2.88 — Filing statement of use after notice of allowance.
- § 2.89 — Extensions of time for filing a statement of use.
- — Interferences and Concurrent Use Proceedings
- § 2.91 — Declaration of interference.
- § 2.92 — Preliminary to interference.
- § 2.93 — Institution of interference.
- §§ 2.94-2.95 — [Reserved]
- § 2.96 — Issue; burden of proof.
- § 2.97 — [Reserved]
- § 2.98 — Adding party to interference.
- § 2.99 — Application to register as concurrent user.
- — Opposition
- § 2.101 — Filing an opposition.
- § 2.102 — Extension of time for filing an opposition.
- § 2.104 — Contents of opposition.
- § 2.105 — Notification to parties of opposition proceeding(s).
- § 2.106 — Answer.
- § 2.107 — Amendment of pleadings in an opposition proceeding.
- — Cancellation
- § 2.111 — Filing petition for cancellation.
- § 2.112 — Contents of petition for cancellation.
- § 2.113 — Notification to parties of cancellation proceeding.
- § 2.114 — Answer.
- § 2.115 — Amendment of pleadings in a cancellation proceeding.
- — Procedure in Inter Partes Proceedings
- § 2.116 — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- § 2.117 — Suspension of proceedings.
- § 2.118 — Undelivered Office notices.
- § 2.119 — Service and signing of papers.
- § 2.120 — Discovery.
- § 2.121 — Assignment of times for taking testimony.
- § 2.122 — Matters in evidence.
- § 2.123 — Trial testimony in inter partes cases.
- § 2.124 — Depositions upon written questions.
- § 2.125 — Filing and service of testimony.
- § 2.126 — Form of submissions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- § 2.127 — Motions.
- § 2.128 — Briefs at final hearing.
- § 2.129 — Oral argument; reconsideration.
- § 2.130 — New matter suggested by the trademark examining attorney.
- § 2.131 — Remand after decision in inter partes proceeding.
- § 2.132 — Involuntary dismissal for failure to take testimony.
- § 2.133 — Amendment of application or registration during proceedings.
- § 2.134 — Surrender or voluntary cancellation of registration.
- § 2.135 — Abandonment of application or mark.
- § 2.136 — Status of application on termination of proceeding.
- — Appeals
- § 2.141 — Ex parte appeals from action of trademark examining attorney.
- § 2.142 — Time and manner of ex parte appeals.
- § 2.144 — Reconsideration of decision on ex parte appeal.
- § 2.145 — Appeal to court and civil action.
- — Petitions and Action by the Director
- § 2.146 — Petitions to the Director.
- § 2.147 — [Reserved]
- § 2.148 — Director may suspend certain rules.
- — Certificate
- § 2.151 — Certificate.
- — Publication of Marks Registered Under 1905 Act
- § 2.153 — Publication requirements.
- § 2.154 — Publication in Official Gazette.
- § 2.155 — Notice of publication.
- § 2.156 — Not subject to opposition; subject to cancellation.
- — Reregistration of Marks Registered Under Prior Acts
- § 2.158 — Reregistration of marks registered under Acts of 1881, 1905, and 1920.
- — Cancellation for Failure To File Affidavit or Declaration
- § 2.160 — Affidavit or declaration of continued use or excusable nonuse required to avoid cancellation of registration.
- § 2.161 — Requirements for a complete affidavit or declaration of continued use or excusable nonuse.
- § 2.162 — Notice to registrant.
- § 2.163 — Acknowledgment of receipt of affidavit or declaration.
- § 2.164 — Correcting deficiencies in affidavit or declaration.
- § 2.165 — Petition to Director to review refusal.
- § 2.166 — Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse combined with renewal application.
- — Affidavit or Declaration Under Section 15
- § 2.167 — Affidavit or declaration under section 15.
- § 2.168 — Affidavit or declaration under section 15 combined with affidavit or declaration under sections 8 or 71, or with renewal application.
- — Correction, Disclaimer, Surrender, Etc.
- § 2.171 — New certificate on change of ownership.
- § 2.172 — Surrender for cancellation.
- § 2.173 — Amendment of registration.
- § 2.174 — Correction of Office mistake.
- § 2.175 — Correction of mistake by owner.
- § 2.176 — Consideration of above matters.
- — Term and Renewal
- § 2.181 — Term of original registrations and renewals.
- § 2.182 — Time for filing renewal application.
- § 2.183 — Requirements for a complete renewal application.
- § 2.184 — Refusal of renewal.
- § 2.185 — Correcting deficiencies in renewal application.
- § 2.186 — Petition to Director to review refusal of renewal.
- — General Information and Correspondence in Trademark Cases
- §§ 2.188-2.189 — [Reserved]
- § 2.190 — Addresses for trademark correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- § 2.191 — Business to be transacted in writing.
- § 2.192 — Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy.
- § 2.193 — Trademark correspondence and signature requirements.
- § 2.194 — Identification of trademark application or registration.
- § 2.195 — Receipt of trademark correspondence.
- § 2.196 — Times for taking action: Expiration on Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday.
- § 2.197 — Certificate of mailing or transmission.
- § 2.198 — Filing of correspondence by “Express Mail.”
- — Trademark Records and Files of the Patent and Trademark Office
- § 2.200 — Assignment records open to public inspection.
- § 2.201 — Copies and certified copies.
- — Fees and Payment of Money in Trademark Cases
- § 2.206 — Trademark fees payable in advance.
- § 2.207 — Methods of payment.
- § 2.208 — Deposit accounts.
- § 2.209 — Refunds.
Source: 30 FR 13193, Oct. 16, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
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