TMEP Subject Matter Index (R) – Subject Matter Index

Reasonable time between signing and filing papers 804.03; 1104.10(b)(ii); 1108.02(b); 1109.11(c)
Receipt, filing 401.01
Receipt, postcard, permitted paper filings 303.02(c)
Reciprocal registration rights 1002.03; Appendix B
Recognition as a Representative 604 - 604.03
Reconsideration after final action 715.03 - 715.04(b); 1501.02(a)
Reconsideration of Board decision, request for, by examining attorney 1501.07
Reconsideration of decision on petition 1705.08
Recordation date 503.05
Recorded documents (See alsoAssignment, recordation of)
1. automatic update of trademark database after recordation 504 - 504.04
2. correction of errors in 503.06 - 503.06(f)
3. effect of 503.01 - 503.01(e)
4. electronic submission of requests to record documents 503.04
5. indexing against, not permitted 503.07
6. notifying Trademark Operation of 505
7. original documents should not be submitted 503.03(b)
8. request to update ownership after recordation 505.01; 505.02
9. requests for copies of 503.08
10. requirements 503.03 - 503.03(e)
11. searching 104; 503.08
Red Crescent 1205.01; 1205.01(a) - 1205.01(a)(vi)
Red Cross 1205.01; 1205.01(c) - 1205.01(c)(iv)
Red Crystal 1205.01; 1205.01(a) - 1205.01(a)(vi)
Reexamination 1716 - 1716.04(h)
1. basis 1716.02(a)
2. consolidating proceedings 1716.03(b)
3. cancellation of the registration 1716.04(e)
4. co-pending proceedings 1716.04(h)
5. deleting goods and/or services 1716.04(d)
6. evidence of use or excusable nonuse 1716.04(c)
7. estoppel 1716.04(g)
8. instituting proceedings 1716.03
9. final action 1716.04(e)
10. notice of institution and Office action 1716.04(a)
11. notice of petition 1716.02(d)
12. notice of termination 1716.04(e)
13. petition for 1716.02 - 1716.02(b)
14. prima facie case of nonuse 1716.03(a)
15. procedures for reexamination proceedings 1716.04
16. reasonable investigation 1716.02(c) - 1716.02(c)(i)
17. reinstatement after cancellation for failure to respond 1716.04(f)
18. responding to Office action 1716.04(b)
19. sources of information and evidence 1716.02(c)(ii)
20. surrendering the registration 1716.04(d)
21. suspension pending disposition of reexamination proceeding 716.02(j)
22. timing 1716.01
Refund of fees 405.04; 810.02
1. for informal application 204.01
Refusal of registration
1. absence of lawful use 907
2. amendment to Supplemental Register after 714.05(a)(i); 816.04; 1209.02(a)(i); 1202.19(e)(iii)
3. as to fewer than all classes in combined application 718.02(a); 1403.04
4. characters in creative works 1202.10 - 1202.10(a)
5. coat of arms 1204 - 1204.05
6. compliance with other statutes 907
7. based on inadequate response to request for additional information 814
8. deceptive matter 1203.02 - 1203.02(g); 1210.05(a) - 1210.05(e); 1210.06(b)
9. descriptiveness 1209.01(b); 1209.02 - 1209.02(b)
10. disparagement 1203.01
11. duplicate registrations 703
12. failure to function as a mark 1202
13. false suggestion of a connection 1203.03 - 1203.03(b)(iii)
14. flag, coat of arms or insignia 1204 - 1204.05
15. functionality 1202.02(a) - 1202.02(a)(viii)
16. generic matter 1209.01(c) - 1209.01(c)(iii)
17. geographic descriptiveness 1210 - 1210.01(a); 1210.02 - 1210.04(d); 1210.06 - 1210.06(a); 1210.07 - 1210.10
18. geographic misdescriptiveness 1210.01(b); 1210.05(a) - 1210.05(e); 1210.06(b)
19. goods in trade 1202.06 - 1202.06(c)
20. grade designations 1202.16 - 1202.16(c)(v)(B)
21. immoral or scandalous matter 1203.01
22. in §66(a) application 711.03; 714.05(b); 1904.03(a) - 1904.03(e)
23. incapable matter 705.01; 815.04; 1202.03; 1202.04; 1202.17(e)(i); 1202.19(e)(ii)
24. informational matter 1202.04
25. language in examining attorney's letter 705.01
26. likelihood of confusion (See alsoLikelihood of confusion) 1207 - 1207.03
27. matter protected by statute or convention 1205 - 1205.02
28. model designations 1202.16 - 1202.16(c)(v)(A)
29. name of artist or author 1202.09 - 1202.09(b)
30. name, portrait or signature of living individual or deceased United States president without consent (See alsoConsent to register by living individual) 1206 - 1206.05
31. nondistinctive configuration 1202.02(b) - 1202.02(b)(ii)
32. of request for extension of protection of international registration 711.03; 714.05(b); 1904.03(a) - 1904.03(e)
33. ornamentation 1202.03 - 1202.03(g)
34. ownership (SeeOwnership of mark)
35. repeating-pattern marks 1202.19 - 1202.19(k)
36. res judicata 1217
37. specimen unacceptable 904.07 - 904.07(b)(i)
38. surname, primarily merely a 1211 - 1211.02(b)(vii)
39. title of a single creative work 1202.08 - 1202.08(f)
40. trade name 1202.01
41. universal symbols 1202.17 - 1202.17(e)(vi)
42. use as a service mark 1301.02 - 1301.02(f); 1301.04(g)(i) - 1301.04(g)(ii); 1301.04(j)
43. use as a trademark 1202 - 1202.19
44. varietal names 1202.12
Refusal, final (SeeFinal refusal)
Register (SeePrincipal Register and Supplemental Register)
Register indicated on certificate of registration 1601.07
Registered extension of protection of international registration to the United States (See alsoExtension of protection of international registration to the United States and Section 66(a))
1. affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse 1613 - 1613.21(d); 1904.07(b); 1904.10
2. affidavit of incontestability 1605. - 1605.06; 1904.11
3. amendment of identification of goods/services 1402.01(c); 1609.01(a); 1609.03; 1904.02(c) - (c)(iv); 1906.01(i)
4. amendment of mark not permitted 807.13(b); 1609.02; 1904.02(j); 1906.01(i)
5. assignability of 501.01(b)
6. assignee, issuance of registration certificate in name of 502.02(b); 502.03
7. assignment of 501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.03(a); 503.05; 1904.06
  1. basis 806.01(e); 806.03(k); 1505.02(f); 1904.01(a)
8. can be amended under §7 only in limited circumstances 1609.01(a)
9. cancellation of, by IB 1904.08
10. certificate of registration 1904.05
11. certificate of registration, issuance in name of new owner 502.02(b); 502.03
12. claim of acquired distinctiveness 1212.08
13. classification of goods and services 1304.02(d); 1306.02(d); 1401.03(d); 1402.01(c); 1403.02; 1403.02(b) - 1403.02(c); 1505.02(b); 1609.04; 1904.02(b); 1904.02(c) - 1904.02(c)(v)
14. concurrent use registration not permitted 1207.04(b)
15. constructive use 1904.01(g)
16. correction of errors 1904.02(e)(i); 1904.03(f); 1904.13; 1904.13(b); 1904.14; 1906.01(f)
17. dividing 1110.11; 1403.03; 1615.02
18. establishing right to take action 502.01
19. filing receipt 401.01
20. identification of goods and services 1304.02(c); 1306.02(c); 1402.01(c); 1609.01(a); 1609.03; 1904.02(c) - 1904.02(c)(v); 1906.01(i)
21. incontestability, affidavit of 1605.01; 1904.11
22. invalidation 1904.07 - 1904.07(d)
23. issuance of registration certificate in name of new owner 502.02(b); 502.03
24. jurisdiction 1504.04; 1904.02(l)
25. limitation in list of goods/services 1904.02(e)(ii); 1904.03(a); 1904.15; 1906.01(e)
26. mark cannot be amended 807.13(b); 1609.01(a); 1609.02; 1904.02(j); 1904.02(k); 1904.14; 1906.01(i)
27. ownership, change of 501.01(b); 501.07; 502.01; 502.02(b); 502.03; 503.03(a); 503.05; 504.04; 1904.06; 1906.01(a) - 1906.01(a)(iii)
28. ownership, in general 501 - 501.07; 502 - 502.03; 1201 - 1201.07; 1904.06; 1906.01(a) - 1906.01(a)(iii)
29. priority claim 206.02; 806.01(e); 1904.01(e); 1904.09(b)
30. recording change of ownership 503.02 - 503.03(a); 503.04 - 503.05; 1904.06; 1906.01(a) - 1906.01(a)(iii)
31. refusal 711.03; 714.05; 714.05(b); 1904.03 - 1904.03(g); 1904.04
32. remains part of international registration 1904.05
33. remand 1504.02; 1504.04; 1504.05
34. renewal 1602.01; 1606.01(b); 1614; 1905
35. replacement 1616; 1904.12
36. signature 804.04; 804.05; 1303.01(a)(v); 1303.01(b)(ii); 1304.02(a)(v); 1304.02(b)(ii); 1306.02(a)(v); 1306.02(b)(ii); 1904.01(c); 1904.02(d)
37. Supplemental Register, not registrable on 801.02(b); 815; 816.01; 816.04; 1904.02(f)
38. transformation 1904.09 - 1904.09(b)
39. use not required 901; 1904.01(d)
40. verification 804.04; 804.05; 1303.01(a)(v); 1303.01(b)(ii); 1304.02(a)(v); 1304.02(b)(ii); 1306.02(a)(v); 1306.02(b)(ii); 1904.01(c); 1904.02(d)
41. when representation required
  1. when representation required 601.01(a); 1612.02
Registration as correct type of mark 1306.06(c)
Registration certificate (SeeCertificate of registration)
Registration notice
1. improper use of 906.02
2. provided for in 15 U.S.C. §1111 906
3. symbolizing foreign registration 906.01
Registration, amendment of mark in 1609.02 - 1609.02(g)
Registration, division of 1615 - 1615.02
Registration, reinstatement of registration cancelled or expired due to Office error 1712.02(a)
Reinstatement
1. of inadvertently abandoned application due to Office error 1712.01
2. registrations cancelled or expired due to Office error 1712.02(a)
3. of registrations cancelled for failure to respond in an expungement or reexamination proceeding 1716.04(f)
Reissuing of Office action 717 - 717.02
Related applications (See alsoCompanion applications and Conflicting applications) 702.03 - 702.03(b)
Related company
1. common stockholders, directors, officers 1201.03(c)
2. control with respect to use by 1201.03
3. definition of 1201.03
4. distributor 1201.06(a)
5. first use of mark by 903.05
6. importer 1201.06(a)
7. licensees and franchisees 1201.03(e)
8. reference to, in §1(b) applicant 1201.03(a)
9. sister corporations 1201.03(d)
10. use by 903.05; 1201.03 - 1201.03(e)
11. use solely by 1201.03(a)
12. wholly owned 1201.03(b)
13. with respect to likelihood of confusion 1201.07 - 1201.07(b)(iv)
Remand to examining attorney from Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 1501; 1504.05
Renewal (See alsoRenewal, application for)
1. of international registrations 1602.01; 1606.01(b); 1614; 1905
2. of registered extension of protection 1602.01; 1606.01(b); 1614; 1905
3. of registrations issued under Act of 1920 1602.03; 1606 - 1606.15
4. of registrations issued under Act of 1946 1602.01; 1606 - 1606.15
5. of registrations issued under Acts of 1881 and 1905 1602.02; 1606 - 1606.15
Renewal, application for 1606 - 1606.15
1. appeal to federal court 1606.14(d)
2. by owner of international registration 1602.01; 1606.01(b); 1614; 1905
3. by registrant not domiciled in United States 1606.10
4. combined with §8 affidavit 1606.15
5. deficiencies, correction of 1606.05(b); 1606.13 - 1606.13(c)
6. domestic representative, designation of 1606.10
7. execution of 1606.07
8. fee for filing 1606.05 - 1606.05(c)
9. form for filing 1606.04
10. goods/services/classes set forth in 1606.08 - 1606.08(d)
11. grace period 1606.03; 1606.05(b)
12. Office action upon examination of 1606.11
13. ownership and who may file 1606.06
14. petition to Director 1606.14 - 1606.14(c)
15. premature filing of 1606.03(a)
16. recourse after refusal 1606.14 - 1606.14(c)
17. requirements for 1606.04
18. response to Office action 1606.12
19. signature of 1606.07
20. specimen not required 1606.09
21. term of 1602 - 1602.03
22. time for filing 1606.03 - 1606.03(a)
23. untimely filing cannot be cured 1606.13(c); 1712.02(a)
24. use, declaration of use not required 1606.09
25. who may file 1606.06
Repeal of prior trademark acts 1601.02
Repeating-pattern marks 1202.19 - 1202.19(k)
1. drawing requirements for 1202.19(a) - 1202.19(a)(iv)
2. failure to function 1202.19(e) - 1202.19(f)(ii)
3. functional 1202.19(i)
4. mark descriptions for 1202.19(b)
5. material alteration of 1202.19(c) - 1202.19(c)(v)
6. random patterns 1202.19(j)
7. refusals 1202.19(e) - 1202.19(h)
8. specimens for 1202.19(d)
9. swatch-type drawings for 1202.19(a)(iii)
Replacement 1616; 1904.12
Reply brief in ex parte appeal 1501.02(c)
Representation by attorney or other authorized individual 602 - 602.03(c)
Representation required (SeeRequirement for Representation)
Reproduction of mark (SeeDrawings)
Republication 1505.03 - 1505.03(b)
Request for extension of protection of international registration to the United States (SeeExtension of protection of international registration to the United States, Registered extension of protection of international registration to the United States, and Section 66(a))
Request for extension of time to file statement of use 1108 - 1108.05
1. bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce 1101; 1108.02(e)
2. fee for filing 1108.02(c)
3. filing in conjunction with or after statement of use 1108.03 - 1108.03(a)
4. form for filing 1108
5. good cause for 1108.02(f)
6. hand delivery of 1108
7. identification of goods/services in 1108.02(d)
8. "insurance" extension request 1108.03 - 1108.03(a)
9. minimum filing requirements 1108.04
10. ownership 1108.02(a)
11. recourse after denial 1108.04; 1108.05
12. requirements for 1108.02 - 1108.02(h)
13. time for filing 1108.01
14. verification 1108.02(b)
Request for extension of time to oppose 1503.04
Request for extension of time to respond to Office action 711.01 - 711.01(b)
Request for information from applicant 814
Request to divide 1110 - 1110.12
1. division of application 1110 - 1110.11(a)
2. division of application subject to Board proceeding 1110.09
3. division of application under §44 1110.10
4. division of application under §66(a) 1110.11 - 1110.11(a)
5. division of multiple class application 1110.08; 1403.03
6. division of registration 1615 - 1615.02
7. fee for 1110.02
8. form and processing of 1110.04
9. outstanding deadlines apply to applications created by 1110.05
10. signature of 1110.06
11. time for filing 1110.03
12. when response to Office action is due 1110.05; 1110.08
13. when statement of use is due 1110.07
Requirement for representation 601; 1013; 1505.01(a); 1612.02; 1705.07(a); 1712.01; 1712.02(a); 1716.04(a); 1904.01(i)
Requirements for receiving filing date for application 202 - 202.03(a)
Reregistration of marks registered under prior acts 1601.03
Res judicata 1217
Resignation of examining attorney 702.01
Response to IB notice of irregularity of international application for registration 1902.07 - 1902.07(f)
Response to Office action
1. deadline for 310; 711 - 711.03
2. incomplete 611.05 - 611.05(c); 718.03 - 718.03(b); 1713.01 - 1713.02; 1714.01(f)(ii) - 1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
3. must be signed 712 - 712.03
4. persons who can sign 611.03(b); 611.06 - 611.06(h); 712.01
5. signed by unauthorized party 608.01; 611.05 - 611.05(c); 712.03
6. unsigned 712.02
Restoration of filing date 1711
Restriction of holder’s right to dispose of international registration 1906.01(b)
Return of application materials not entitled to a filing date 204.01
Returned correspondence 403; 717.01
Revival (SeePetition to revive abandoned application)
Revived or reinstated application, examination of 718.07; 1208.01(d)
Revocation of power of attorney 606