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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
Chapter TMEP
§ G
TMEP Subject Matter Index (G)
Subject Matter Index
Published Nov 1, 2025
United States Patent and Trademark Office
General information booklet about trademarks
105
Generic terms
1209.01(c)
-
1209.01(c)(iii)
;
1215.05
Geographic terms
"America" and "American"
1210.02(b)(iv)
arbitrary use of
1210.04(d)
arbitrary, fanciful, or suggestive composite
1210.02(c)(iii)
as certification marks
1210.09
;
1306.05
-
1306.05(j)
combined with additional matter
1210.02(c)
-
1210.02(c)(iii)
;
1210.06
-
1210.06(b)
;
1215.06
combined with domain name
1215.06
disclaimer of
1210.06(a)
-
1210.06(b)
doctrine of foreign equivalents
1210.10
for cheeses and processed meats
1209.03(y)
geographic locations
1210.02(a)
goods/place association
1210.04
;
1210.04(a)
misleading indication of origin of wines/spirits
1210.08
-
1210.08(a)
more than one location with same name
1210.02(b)(ii)
non-geographic characteristics
1210.02(b)(iii)
obscure or remote
1210.04(c)
origin of goods or services
1210.03
other meanings
1210.02(b)(i)
-
1210.02(b)(i)(A)
primary geographic significance
1210.02
-
1210.02(c)(iii)
registrability on Supplemental Register
1210.07(a)
registrability under §2(f)
1210.07(b)
registration of, under §2(f)
1210.07(b)
services/place association
1210.04
;
1210.04(b)
two geographic terms combined
1210.02(c)(i)
used as certification mark to designate regional origin
1306.05
-
1306.05(j)
with surname significance
1210.02(b)(i)(A)
Geographical indications used on wine or spirits
1210.08
-
1210.08(c)
Geographical marks, deceptive (
See also
Geographically deceptively misdescriptive marks
)
1203.02(a)
;
1203.02(c)
;
1203.02(e)(ii)
;
1203.02(g)
;
1210.01(b)
-
1210.01(c)
;
1210.05
-
1210.05(e)
;
1210.10
arbitrary use of geographic terms
1210.04(d)
basis for refusal
1210.05(a)
case references
1210.05(e)
disclaimer
1210.06(b)
elements of
1210.05(b)
goods/place or services/place association
1210.04
-
1210.04(b)
materiality of deception
1210.05(c)
-
1210.05(c)(ii)
neither applicant nor goods/services come from the place named
1210.05(d)(i)
obscure or remote geographic marks
1210.04(c)
procedures for issuing refusal
1210.05(d)
-
1210.05(d)(ii)
registrability on Supplemental Register
1210.07(a)
registrability under §2(f)
1210.07(b)
test
1210.01(c)
unclear whether goods/services originate from the place named
1210.05(d)(ii)
used on wines and spirits
1210.08
-
1210.08(a)
Geographically deceptively misdescriptive marks (
See also
Geographical marks, deceptive
)
1210.01(b)
;
1210.05(a)
-
1210.05(e)
;
1210.06(b)
;
1210.10
basis for refusal
1210.05(a)
disclaimer of geographic matter
1210.06(b)
doctrine of foreign equivalents
1210.05(b)
materiality of deception
1210.05(c)
-
1210.05(c)(ii)
registrability on Supplemental Register
1210.07(a)
registrability under §2(f)
1210.07(b)
test
1210.01(b)
Geographically descriptive marks
1210
-
1210.01(a)
;
1210.02
-
1210.04(d)
;
1210.06
-
1210.06(a)
;
1210.07
-
1210.10
combined with additional matter
1210.06
-
1210.06(a)
disclaimer of geographic matter
1210.06(a)
doctrine of foreign equivalents
1210.10
registrability on Supplemental Register
1210.07(a)
registrability under §2(f)
1210.07(b)
test
1210.01(a)
Geometric shapes
1202.11
Gift baskets, identification and classification
1401.05(a)
;
1902.02(g)(iii)
Good cause, showing of, in request for second or subsequent extension of time to file statement of use
1108.02(f)
-
1108.02(h)
Goods (
See
Classification of goods/services
and
Identification of goods/services
)
Goods in trade
1202.06
-
1202.06(c)
Goods/place association
1210.04
-
1210.04(d)
Government agencies and instrumentalities
1203.03(a)(i)
-
1203.03(a)(iii)
;
1203.03(c)(ii)
;
1205.01
Government insignia
1204
;
1204.02
;
1204.03
Governmental body as owner of mark
803.03(f)
Grade designations
1202.16
-
1202.16(c)(v)(B)
Gray tones in drawings
807.07(d)
-
807.07(d)(iii)
Greek cross
1205.01
;
1205.01(c)
-
1205.01(c)(iv)