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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
Foreword
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (Tmep)
Introduction
Constitutional Basis
Change Summary
CHANGES: INDEX TO CHANGES IN TMEP May 2026
Instructions Page
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
0100
General Information
0200
Application Filing Date
0300
Filing and Receipt of Documents
0400
Processing Documents and Fees
0500
Change of Ownership
0600
Attorney, Representative, Correspondence, and Signature
0700
Procedure for Examining Applications
0800
Application Requirements
0900
Use in Commerce
1000
Applications Under Section 44
1100
Intent-to-Use Applications and Requests to Divide
1200
Substantive Examination of Applications
1300
Service Marks, Collective Marks, and Certification Marks
1400
Classification and Identification of Goods and Services
1500
Post-Examination Procedures
1600
Registration and Post Registration Procedures
1700
Petitions, Requests for Reinstatement, and Other Matters Submitted to Director
1800
Public Inquiries About Applications and Registrations
1900
Madrid Protocol
Appendix A
Examining Attorneys’ Appeal Briefs
Appendix B
Members of International Trademark Agreements
Appendix C
Notes of Other Statutes
Appendix D
Foreign Entity Appendix
Appendix E
Countries That Have Standard Character Marks or the Equivalent
TMEP
Subject Matter Index