TMEP Subject Matter Index (P) – Subject Matter Index

Paper submissions, limited exceptions 301.01; 301.02
1. treaty-exempt filers under international agreements 301.02(a)
2. specimens for scent, flavor, or similar non-traditional marks 301.02(b)
3. petition to accept a paper submission 301.02(c)
4. postal service interruptions or emergency 301.02(d)
5. applications filed under Section 66(a) 301.02(f)
Papers not returnable 404
Paralegal may not represent parties in the USPTO 602; 608.01; 611.02; 707.01; 708.02; 712
Paris Convention 1001; 1002.03; 1205.01; Appendix B
1. article 6 ^ter 1205.02
Partial abandonment 718.02(a); 1402.13; 1403.04; 1904.03(d)
Partial assignment 501.06; 1110.11; 1615
Partners, setting forth names and citizenship of 803.03(b)
1. base application requirement 819.02(b)
Partnership
1. address of 803.05
2. foreign 803.03(b); 803.04
3. name of 803.02(b); 803.03(b)
4. signature by 611.06(b); 804.04
5. state or country of organization 803.03(b); 803.04
Patent and Trademark Copy Fulfillment Branch
1. obtaining certified copy of registration 1601.01(b)
2. obtaining certified copy of updated registration certificate 1608
3. obtaining trademark assignment abstracts of title 503.08(a)
4. requesting certified or uncertified copies of trademark documents 111; 305.01
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers 112
Patents, design and utility 1202.02(a)(v)(A)
Payment of fees relating to international applications and registrations under the Madrid Protocol 1903
1. international fees 1903.02
2. USPTO fees 1903.01
Payment refused or charged back by financial institution 202.03(a) - 202.03(a)(i); 405.06
Performing artist, name of, as mark 1202.09 - 1202.09(a)(iii); 1301.02(b)
Period for response
1. computation of 310
2. ending on Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday 308
3. request for extension of time to respond 711.01 - 711.01(b)
4. reset in examining attorney’s letter correcting error 711.03
5. statutory 711
6. time may run from date of previous action 711.02
Person, defined for purposes of §2(a) 1203.03(a)(i)
Petition decisions available to public 110
Petition for expungement (See alsoExpungement) 1716.02(b)
Petition for reexamination (See alsoExpungement) 1716.02(b)
Petition to cancel 1607
1. in response to §2(d) refusal 716.02(a)
Petition to Director 1702; 1703; 1704; 1705 - 1705.09; 1706; 1707; 1708
1. after refusal of renewal 1606.14 - 1606.14(c)
2. after refusal of §8 affidavit 1604.18 - 1604.18(c)
3. appeal to federal court from 1705.09
4. diligence 1705.05
5. evidence and proof of facts 1705.03
6. fee for 1705.02
7. petitionable matter 1704
8. procedure for 1705 - 1705.09
9. request for reconsideration of denial of 1705.08
10. signature of 1705.07
11. standard of review on 1706
12. standing 1705.01
13. stay of deadlines pending disposition of 1705.06
14. supervisory authority 1707
15. timeliness 1705.04
16. to accept paper submission 1709 - 1709.03
17. to amend basis after publication 806.03(j) - 806.03(j)(iii)
18. to make special (SeePetition to make "special")
19. to reinstate abandoned applications 1712.01
20. to reinstate cancelled registrations 1712.02(a)
21. to reverse examining attorney’s holding of abandonment for incomplete response 1713.01
22. to review denial of certification of international application 1902.03(a)
23. to review denial of filing date 1711
24. to revive (SeePetition to revive abandoned application)
25. to waive domicile address requirement 1708.01
26. to waive rules 1708
27. types of 1703
Petition to make "special" 702.02; 1710
1. basis for granting or denying 1710.01
2. fee for 1710
3. handling of 1710.02
4. must state facts justifying special action 1710.
5. submission of 1710
Petition to revive abandoned application (See alsoUnintentional delay)
1. basis for granting 1714; 1714.01(e)
2. diligence with respect to 1705.05; 1714.01(d)
3. fee for 1714 - 1714.01(b)
4. request for reconsideration of denial of 1714.01(g)
5. requirements for filing 1714.01 - 1714.01(e)
6. time for filing of 1714.01(d)
7. unintentional delay, applicability of 1714.01(f) - 1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
8. unintentional delay, statement of 1714.01(e)
Petitionable subject matter 1704
"Phantom" elements in marks 1214 - 1214.04
Pharmaceuticals or medicinal products 1207.01(d)(xii); 1301.01(b)(vi)
Piecemeal action to be avoided 704.01
Portrait as mark (SeeConsent to register by living individual)
Postal Service, U.S., interruptions of 305.04
Postcard, acknowledgment, permitted paper filings 303.02(c)
Power of attorney 605.01 - 605.04; 606
1. associate 605.03
2. change of 604.04
3. filed after registration 605.04; 1612
4. relating to multiple applications or registrations 605.02
5. revocation 606
Practice before Office in trademark matters 602 - 602.03(c)
Predecessor in title, first use of mark by 903.05
Preparation of case for publication or registration 817
President of United States, deceased 1206 - 1206.01; 1206.04(a)
Press inquiries 1804
Press releases 904.04(b); 904.04(c); 1301.04(a)
Previous examining attorney, examination approach of 713.01
Principal Register
1. advantages of registration on 801.02(a)
2. applications for registration on 801.02(a)
3. registration on Supplemental Register may not be amended to 1609.09
Prior registrations of applicant
1. effect of 1216 - 1216.02
2. identification of, in application 812
3. "incontestability" 1216.02
4. not controlling 1216.01
5. printing of claim of 812; 817
6. proving ownership of 812.01
7. refusal under §2(d) with respect to 812.01
Prior trademark acts (See alsoAct of 1881, Act of 1905, and Act of 1920)
1. registrations issued under 1601.04; 1601.05; 1602.02; 1602.03
2. repeal of 1601.02
3. reregistration of marks registered under 1601.03
Priority action
1. combined with examiner’s amendment 708.05
2. defined 708.01
3. discussion of issues and agreements 708.02
4. elements of 708.01
5. evidence 708.01; 708.03; 708.04
6. form of 708.03
7. paralegal cannot authorize 608.01; 708.02
8. when appropriate 708.01; 708.02; 708.04
Priority claim in application for international registration 1902.05
Priority claim in request for protection of international registration to the United States 206.02; 1904.01(e)
Priority claim in §44(d) application
1. abandonment of foreign application 1003.08
2. amendment of basis, priority filing date retained 806.03(h); 806.04(b)
3. assignment of §44(d) application 1006
4. basis for registration required 1003.03
5. bona fide intention to use mark in commerce must be asserted 806.01(c); 806.02(e); 1003; 1008
6. combined with other bases 806.02(f); 1003.04(b)
7. country of origin 1002.04
8. dividing 1110.10
9. drawing 1011 - 1011.04
10. effect of failing to file within six months 1003.02
11. effective filing date of 206.02; 1003.05
12. eligible applicants 1002.02
13. establishing entitlement under a treaty 1002.02; 1002.03; 1002.04
14. filing under both §44(d) and §44(e) 1003.06
15. "first-filed" requirement 1003.01
16. identification of goods/services 1012; 1402.01(b)
17. in multiple-basis applications 1003.04(b)
18. inquiry as to status of foreign application 1003.04(c)
19. more than one foreign application 1003.07
20. must be filed within six months of foreign filing 806.03(b); 1003.02
21. not limited to country of origin 1002.04
22. one mark per application 1011.02
23. ownership of foreign application 1005
24. priority for publication of 201.01; 1003.05
25. requirements for receiving a filing date 202
26. requirements for §44(d) filing basis 806.01(c)
27. retention of priority filing date without perfecting §44(e) basis 806.03(h); 806.04(b)
28. suspension pending receipt of foreign registration 716.02(b); 1003.04(a)
29. U.S. applicant 1002.05
30. use not required 1009
31. valid basis for registration required 1003.03
Priority for publication or issue based on effective filing date 201.01; 1003.05; 1208.01
"Priority Mail Express," filing of correspondence by 305.03
Priority, constructive use 201.02
Process, system or method 1301.02(e)
Product design 1202.02(b)(i); 1202.02(f)(i)
Product packaging 1202.02(b)(ii); 1202.02(f)(ii)
Protest, Letter of 1715 - 1715.06
1. adversarial arguments inappropriate 1715.01
2. appropriate subjects to be raised 1715.01 - 1715.01(b)
3. appropriate evidence 1715.05(a) - 1715.05(c)
4. does not extend opposition period 1715.04(d)
5. filed after publication 1715.04
6. filed after registration 1715.02
7. filed before publication 1715.03
8. post-publication standard of review 1715.04(a)
9. pre-publication standard of review 1715.03(a)
10. recourse after denial of 1715.07
11. requests for copies of 1715.06
12. timely filing of 1715.02
Provisional refusal of 66(a) applications 1904.02(h); 1904.03
PTRC (SeePatent and Trademark Resource Centers)
Public Records Division of USPTO (SeePatent and Trademark Copy Fulfillment Branch)
Publication for opposition
1. amendments after 806.03(j) - 806.03(j)(iii); 1505 - 1505.02(g)
2. notice of 704.01
3. of mark in intent-to-use application 1105
Publications, marks for
1. columns or sections, marks that identify 1202.07 - 1202.07(b)
2. identification of goods 1402.03(e)
3. specimens for 904.02(c)(iii)
Publishing of information in Official Gazette and on registration certificate 817
Punctuation,
1. addition or deletion of 807.14(c)
2. agreement of drawing and specimen 807.12(a)(i) - 807.12(a)(iii); 807.14(c)
3. in determining whether a phrase or slogan is unitary 1213.05(b)(ii)(C)
4. in mere descriptiveness analysis 1209.03(u)
5. list of standard characters 807.03(b)