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TMEP Subject Matter Index (L)

Subject Matter Index

Published May 1, 2026United States Patent and Trademark Office
  1. Lanham Act (SeeTrademark Act of 1946)
  2. Laudatory terms in marks 1209.03(k); 1209.03(s)
    1. as informational matter 1202.04
    2. in likelihood-of confusion-analysis 1207.01(b)(vi)(C)
    3. phrases or slogans 1213.05(b)(iv)
  3. Legal advice, Office cannot render 104; 108.02; 709.06; 1801; 1805; 1902.02(g)
  4. Legal entity of applicant set forth in application 803.03 - 803.03(k); 1303.01; 1304.02; 1306.02
    1. association 803.03(c)
    2. banking institution 803.03(g)
    3. base application requirement 819.02(b)
    4. changes of 1604.07(d); 1613.07(c)
    5. conservatorship 803.03(e)
    6. corporation 803.03(c)
    7. estate 803.03(e)
    8. foreign designations 803.03(i); Appendix D
    9. governmental body 803.03(f)
    10. Indian tribe 803.03(j)
    11. individual 803.03(a)
    12. joint venture 803.03(b)
    13. limited liability company 803.03(h)
    14. limited liability partnership 803.03(k)
    15. operating division 1201.02(d)
    16. partnership 803.03(b)
    17. sole proprietorship 803.03(a)
    18. trusts 803.03(e); 803.03(e)(i)
    19. university 803.03(f)
  5. Letter of protest in pending application (SeeProtest, Letter of)
  6. Letterhead stationery as specimen of service mark use 1301.04(h)(i)
  7. License agreements, recording of 503.02; 1906.01(h)
  8. Licensees, use of mark by 1201.03(e)
  9. Likelihood of confusion
    1. actual confusion unnecessary 1207.01(d)(ii)
    2. between collective and other marks 1303.02(b)
    3. classification not relevant 1207.01(d)(v)
    4. collateral attack on registration improper in ex parte 1207.01(d)(iv)
    5. color marks 1207.01(b)(xi)
    6. composite marks consisting of words and designs 1207.01(c)(ii)
    7. compound word marks 1207.01(b)(viii)
    8. conflicting marks owned by different parties 1207.01(d)(x)
    9. consent between parties 1207.01(d)(viii)
    10. descriptive marks 1207.01(b)(ix)
    11. design marks 1207.01(c) - 1207.01(c)(iii)
    12. doctrine of foreign equivalents 1207.01(b)(vi)(A) - (b)(vi)(B)
    13. doubt resolved in registrant’s favor 1207.01(d)(i)
    14. expansion of trade doctrine 1207.01(a)(v)
    15. family of marks 1207.01(d)(xi)
    16. famous mark 1207.01(d)(ix)
    17. food/beverage products versus restaurant services 1207.01(a)(ii)(A)
    18. legal equivalents 1207.01(c)(i)
    19. meaning, similarity in 1207.01(b)(v)
    20. no per se rule 1207.01(a)(iv)
    21. parody marks 1207.01(b)(x)
    22. past decisions of examining attorneys 1207.01(d)(vi); 1216 - 1216.02
    23. pharmaceuticals or medicinal products 1207.01(d)(xii)
    24. related companies and 1201.07 - 1201.07(b)(iv)
    25. relatedness of goods and/or services 1207.01(a) - 1207.01(a)(vi)
    26. reliance on identification of goods/services in application/registration 1207.01(a)(iii)
    27. similarity of marks 1207.01(b) - 1207.01(b)(xi)
    28. sophisticated purchasers 1207.01(d)(vii)
    29. sound, similarity in 1207.01(b)(iv)
    30. third-party registrations 1207.01(d)(iii)
    31. transposition of terms 1207.01(b)(vii)
    32. unity of control 1201.07 - 1201.07(b)(iv)
    33. weak marks 1207.01(b)(ix)
  10. Limited liability company 803.03(h)
    1. signature by 611.06(g)
  11. Limited liability corporation 803.03(h)
  12. Limited liability partnership 803.03(k)
  13. signature by 611.06(h)
  14. Lining statement 808.01(b)
  15. Living individual, name or likeness of (SeeConsent to register by living individual)
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