§ F

TMEP Subject Matter Index (F)

Subject Matter Index

Published Nov 1, 2025United States Patent and Trademark Office
  1. Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by 306
  2. Failure to Function 1202; 1301.02(a)
    1. background designs and shapes 1202.11
    2. color as a mark 1202.05 - 1202.05(a)
    3. hashtag marks 1202.18 - 1202.18(b)
    4. holograms 1202.14
    5. inconsistent goods or services 1202.19(f) - 1202.19(f)(ii)
    6. informational matter 1202.04
    7. model grade designations 1202.16(a)
    8. names of artists and authors 1202.09(a)
    9. names and designs of characters in creative works 1202.10
    10. ornamentation 1202.03
    11. product design 1202.02(b)(i)
    12. product packaging 1202.02(b)(ii)
    13. repeating pattern marks, not inherently distinctive 1202.19(e) - 1202.19(e)(iii)
    14. scent, fragrance, or flavor 1202.13
    15. service marks 1301.02(a)
    16. title of single creative work 1202.08
    17. universal symbols 1202.17(c) - 1202.17(c)(iii)
    18. varietal and cultivar names 1202.12
  3. False suggestion of connection 1203.03(c) - 1203.03(c)(iii)
  4. Family of marks 1207.01(d)(xi)
  5. Fax transmission (SeeFacsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by)
  6. Federal holiday, response period ending on 308
  7. Fee(s)
    1. electronic funds transfer 405.05
    2. excess character ID fee 819.04
    3. for correcting irregularities in international application 1902.07(b)(i)
    4. for filing amendment to allege use 1104.10(b)(vii)
    5. for filing application 202.03; 810 - 810.02; 1401.04; 1403.01
    6. for filing ex parte appeal 1501.04
    7. for filing international application 1902.02(i); 1903.02
    8. for filing multiple-class application 810 - 810.01; 1401.04; 1403.01
    9. for filing notice of opposition 1503.01
    10. for filing petition for expungement 1716.02(b)
    11. for filing petition for reexamination 1716.02(b)
    12. for filing petition to revive abandoned application 1714; 1714.01; 1714.01(a(i); 1714.01(b); 1714.01(c)
    13. for filing request for extension of time to file statement of use 1108.02(c)
    14. for filing request for transformation 1904.09(a)
    15. for filing request to record changes in ownership to an international registration 1906.01(a)(i)
    16. for filing statement of use 1109.15
    17. for filing subsequent designation 1902.08(c)
    18. for recording document in Assignment Recordation Branch 503.03(d)
    19. for request to divide 1110.02
    20. free-form text ID fee 819.03
    21. international, payment of 1903.02
    22. insufficient information fee 819.02
    23. method of payment of 405 - 405.06
    24. number of 810 - 810.01; 1401.04; 1403.01; 1403.05
    25. refund of (SeeRefund of fees)
    26. refused by financial institution 202.03(a) - 202.03(a)(i); 405.06
    27. returned check 202.03(a) - 202.03(a)(i); 405.06; 1104.01(b); 1104.10(b)(vii); 1108.02(c); 1109.15(a); 1604.06(c); 1606.05(c); 1613.06(c); 1705.02
  8. Files, access to 109 - 109.03
  9. Files, destruction of 109.02
  10. Files, electronic 109.01; 109.03; 402 - 402.01
  11. Filing basis
    1. abandonment of multiple-basis application 806.02(d)
    2. amendment after publication 806.03(j) - 806.03(j)(iii); 1505.02(f)
    3. amendment from §1(a) to §1(b) 806.03(c)
    4. amendment from §1(b) to §44 806.03(g)
    5. amendment from §44 to §1(b) 806.03(d)
    6. amendment of §66(a) basis not permitted 806.03(k); 806.03(l); 1505.02(f); 1904.01(a)
    7. amendment, effect on filing date 806.03(h); 806.04(b)
    8. amendment, verification of 806.02(e); 806.03(i)
    9. bona fide intention to use mark in commerce 806.01(b) - 806.01(e); 806.02(e)
    10. changing 806.03 - 806.03(l)
    11. changing after publication 806.03(j) - 806.03(j)(iii)
    12. claim of priority under §44(d) 806.01(c); 806.02(f); 806.03(b); 806.04(b); 1003
    13. combining §1 and §44 806.02(a); 806.02(e) - 806.02(f); 806.03(d); 806.03(f); 806.04(b)
    14. combining §1(a) and §1(b) 806.02(a) - 806.02(b); 806.03(c)
    15. deletion of §1(b) basis 806.04 - 806.04(a)
    16. deletion of, in general 806.04
    17. extension of protection of international registration under §66(a) 806.01(e); 1904.01(a)
    18. foreign registration under §44(e) 806.01(d); 806.02(e); 1004 - 1004.02
    19. intent-to-use 806.01(b); 806.02(b); 806.03(c) - 806.03(e); 806.03(e); 806.03(g); 806.04(a)
    20. multiple 806.02 - 806.02(g)
    21. must be stated in written application 806
    22. requirements for establishing 806.01 - 806.01(e)
    23. review prior to publication or issue 806.05
    24. specimen, deferral of examination in multiple-basis application 806.02(c)
    25. use in commerce 806.01(a); 806.02(b); 806.03(c)
    26. when basis can be changed 806.03(a)
  12. Filing date label, permitted paper filings 303.02(b)
  13. Filing date, application
    1. cancelled if minimum requirements not met 204.01
    2. change of 204.03; 205; 1711
    3. denial of 204 - 204.03; 1711
    4. effective 206 - 206.04
    5. in extension of protection of international registration 1904.01(b)
    6. minimum requirements for 202 - 202.03(a)(i)
    7. of §66(a) application 1904.01(b)
    8. priority 206.02; 806.01(c); 1003 - 1003.02; 1003.05
    9. request for restoration of 1711
    10. requirements for receiving 202 - 202.03(a)(i)
    11. restoration of 1711
    12. review for compliance with minimum requirements 203
    13. review of denial of 1711
    14. section 66(a) application 1904.01(b)
    15. what constitutes 201
  14. Filing date, for correspondence (in general) 303
  15. Filing fee, application 202.03; 810 - 810.02; 1403.01
    1. in §66(a) application 202.03; 810 - 810.01; 1904.01(f)
    2. varies depending on whether application filed on paper or electronically 202.03; 810; 1110.02; 1403.02(c)
  16. Filing of correspondence with International Bureau 1906 - 1906.01(i)
  17. Filing of permitted paper correspondence with USPTO 305.01 - 305.04
    1. by courier or delivery service 307
    2. by "Priority Mail Express" 305.03
    3. by hand delivery 307
    4. by mail 305 - 305.04
    5. by unauthorized individual 608.01; 611.05 - 611.05(c)
    6. certificate of mailing procedure for (SeeCertificate of mailing procedure)
    7. time between execution and 804.03; 1104.10(b)(ii); 1108.02(b); 1109.11(c)
  18. Filing receipt 401.01
  19. Final refusal
    1. action after 715 - 715.04(b)
    2. for failure to provide information requested by examining attorney 814
    3. issuance of final refusal, after removal of application from suspension 1208.02(d)
    4. issuance of subsequent final refusal, after removal of application from suspension 716.06
    5. new issues requiring issuance of nonfinal action 714.05 - 714.05(c); 714.05(f); 715.03(b)
    6. not permissible on first action 714.01
    7. not permissible on suspension 714.02
    8. pertaining to identification 714.05(a)(ii)
    9. pertaining to proposed amendment of drawing 714.05(a); 807.17
    10. premature 714.06
    11. proper response to 715.01
    12. request for extension of time to respond 711.01 - 711.01(b)
    13. request for reconsideration after 715.03 - 715.04(b); 1714.01(a)(ii); 1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
    14. statement of grounds of 714.04
    15. time for appeal runs from date of 715.03(c); 1501
    16. when appropriate 714.03; 714.05 - 714.05(f)
    17. with respect to amendment to Supplemental Register 714.05(a)(i)
    18. with respect to submission of consent agreement 714.05(d)
    19. with respect to submission of substitute specimen 714.05(e) - 714.05(f)
    20. with respect to §2(f) claim 714.05(a)(i); 1212.02(h)
  20. "Firm" – in regards to applicant’s name 803.02(b)
  21. Flag, refusal to register mark comprising 1204 - 1204.01(e); 1204.03
  22. Flavor as mark 904.03(m); 1202.13
  23. Foreign applicant
    1. common terms designating entity of 803.03(i); Appendix D
    2. signature on behalf of 611.06(e); 804.04 - 804.05
  24. Foreign attorney (SeeAttorney, foreign)
  25. "Foreign" commerce 901.03
  26. Foreign equivalents, doctrine of (SeeDoctrine of Foreign Equivalents)
  27. Foreign priority (SeePriority under §44(d), application claiming)
  28. Foreign registration, application based on ownership of 1005
    1. assignment of home country application or registration 1006
    2. based on registration issued by a "common office of several states" 1002.03
    3. bona fide intention to use mark in commerce 806.01(d); 806.02(e); 806.02(g); 1004; 1008
    4. certification or certified copy of foreign registration required 806.01(d); 1004.01
    5. country of origin 1002.04
    6. dividing 1110.10
    7. drawing 807.03(f); 807.12(b); 1011 - 1011.04
    8. establishing entitlement under a treaty 1002.01; 1002.03
    9. from applicant’s country of origin 1002.04
    10. identification of goods/services 1012; 1402.01(b)
    11. international registration as basis for §44 application 1016
    12. may not be filed before foreign registration has issued 1004
    13. must be in force 1004.01(a)
    14. one mark per registration 1011.02
    15. ownership of foreign registration 1005
    16. requirements for receiving a filing date 202 - 202.03(a)(i)
    17. requirements for §44(e) basis 806.01(d); 1002.01; 1004
    18. specimen not required 1009
    19. standard character claim in 807.03(f); 1011.01
    20. status of foreign registration 1004.01(a)
    21. suspension pending receipt of copy of foreign registration not permitted except in extraordinary situation 1004.01
    22. translation of 1004.01(b)
    23. use not required 1009
  29. Form paragraphs 705 - 705.01
  30. Fragrance as mark 807.09; 1202.13
  31. Franchisees, use of mark by 1201.03(e)
  32. Fraud 720; 906.04
  33. Freedom of Information Act requests 1803
    1. for copies of letters of protest 1715.05
  34. Functionality 1202.02(a) - 1202.02(a)(viii)
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