TMEP / Subject Matter Index D
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- Date
- Date stamp ( See “Office Date” label)
- Dates of use ( See also Date of first use in commerce and Date of first use of mark)
- amending— 903.04 ; 1609.07
- apparent discrepancies in— 903.06(a)
- in allegation of use, may be earlier than application filing date— 903
- in another form— 903.07
- indefinite— 903.06
- must be specified in amendment to allege use— 903 ; 1104.10(b)(iv)
- must be specified in statement of use— 903 ; 1109.09(a)
- must be specified in §1(a) application— 806.01(a) ; 903
- must be verified— 903
- pertain to at least one item in class— 903.08
- relation between— 903.03
- DBA designations— 803.02 – 803.02(c)
- De facto functionality— 1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
- De jure functionality— 1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
- Dead languages, translation of— 809.01(b)(iii) ; 1207.01(b)(vi) ; 1207.01(b)(vi)(B) ; 1209.03(g)
- Deadline for response— 711 – 711.02
- Deadline for response, how to compute— 310
- Deceptive matter— 1203 ; 1203.02 – 1203.02(g) ; 1210.05 – 1210.05(e)
- amending identification of goods or services to overcome §2(a) refusal— 1203.02(e)(ii) ; 1203.02(f)(i) ; 1203.02(g)
- case references— 1203.02(g)
- determining materiality— 1203.02(d)
- distinction between marks comprising deceptive matter and deceptively misdescriptive marks— 1203.02(c)
- elements of §2(a) deceptiveness refusal— 1203.02(b)
- marks comprising deceptive matter are not registrable— 1203.02 ; 1203.02(f)(ii)
- mere personal preference— 1203.02(d)(ii)
- objective criteria— 1203.02(d)(i)
- procedure for issuing §2(a) deceptive refusals— 1203.02(e) – 1203.02(e)(ii)
- types of deceptive marks— 1203.02(a)
- Deceptively misdescriptive geographic marks— 1210 ; 1210.01(b) ; 1210.05(a) – 1210.06 ; 1210.06(b)
- basis for refusal— 1210.05(a)
- test— 1210.01(b) – 1210.01(c)
- Deceptively misdescriptive marks— 1209.04
- Declaration in lieu of oath— 804.01(b)
- Declaration under §8 ( See Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))
- Declaration under §71 ( See Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
- Defective application materials— 204 – 204.03
- Degrees or titles— 1304.03(b)(ii) ; 1306.04 ; 1306.04(d)(ii)
- Delay between execution and filing of papers— 804.03 ; 1104.10(b)(ii) ; 1108.02(b) ; 1109.11(c)
- Deletion
- of items from identification— 1104.10(b)(iii) ; 1107 ; 1108.02(d) ; 1109.13 ; 1402.06(a) ; 1604.09(b) ; 1613.09(b) ; 1902.07(c)(ii)
- of matter from mark on drawing— 807.14(a)
- Deposit accounts— 405.03
- Description of mark
- accurate but incomplete— 808.03(c) – 808.03(c)(ii)
- application submitted without— 808.03(b)
- examination procedure for— 808.03 – 808.03(g)
- guidelines for requiring— 808.01
- must be accurate and concise— 808.02
- of color in mark— 807.07(a)(ii) ; 1202.05(e)
- of location of mark on goods— 807.08 ; 808.01 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
- of mark comprising configuration— 808.01 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
- of mark in §66(a) application— 808.01 ; 1904.02(j) – 1904.02(k)
- of sensory mark— 807.09
- of significant aspects of the mark— 808.02
- of three-dimensional mark— 807.10 ; 808.01
- printed on registration certificate— 808.03
- printing of— 808.03 ; 817 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
- published in Official Gazette— 808.03
- Descriptiveness, geographical— 1210 – 1210.09
- Descriptiveness, mere— 1209 ; 1209.01 – 1209.03(u)
- “America” or “American”— 1209.03(n)
- combined terms— 1209.03(d)
- design, picture, or illustration— 1209.03(f)
- domain names— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.04 ; 1215.05
- first user— 1209.03(c)
- foreign equivalents— 1209.03(g)
- function or purpose— 1209.03(p)
- incongruity— 1209.01(a) ; 1209.03(d) ; 1213.05(d)
- intended users— 1209.03(i)
- laudatory terms— 1209.03(k)
- more than one meaning— 1209.03(e) ; 1213.05(c)
- “National,” “International,” “Global” and “Worldwide”— 1209.03(o)
- no dictionary listing— 1209.03(b)
- phonetic equivalent— 1209.03(j)
- procedure for refusal— 1209.02 – 1209.02(b)
- punctuation— 1209.03(u)
- repetition of descriptive term— 1209.03(t)
- retail store and distributorship services— 1209.03(r)
- slogans— 1202.04 ; 1209.03(s)
- source or provider of goods/services— 1209.03(q)
- telephone numbers— 1209.03(l)
- test for genericness— 1209.01(c)(i)
- third party registrations— 1209.03(a)
- Destruction of paper files— 109.02
- Digitally created/altered or mockup specimens— 904.04(a)(i) – 904.04(a)(iii)
- Diligence ( See Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters)
- Disclaimer
- alliteration— 1213.05(e)
- as to certain classes, or certain goods or services— 1213
- compound word marks— 1213.05(a) – 1213.05(a)(ii)
- display of mark— 1213.05(f)
- double entendre— 1213.05(c)
- form of— 1213.08 – 1213.08(d)
- history— 1213.01
- hyphens and other punctuation— 1213.05(a)(ii)
- in relation to likelihood of confusion— 1213.09 ; 1213.10
- incongruity— 1209.01(a) ; 1213.05(d)
- of domain name— 1215.07
- of entire mark not permitted— 1213.06
- of entity designations or the familial structure of an entity— 1213.03(d)
- of foreign words— 1213.08(d)
- of generic matter— 1213.03(b)
- of geographic terms— 1210.06(a) – 1210.06(b)
- of misspelled words— 1213.08(c)
- of pictorial representations of descriptive matter— 1213.03(c)
- of unregistrable matter in its entirety— 1213.08(b)
- piecemeal disclaimer not permitted— 1213.08(b)
- refusal to register because of failure to disclaim— 1213.01(b)
- removal rather than— 1213.07
- slogans — 1213.05(b)(i)
- sound patterns— 1213.05(e)
- standardized printing format for— 1213.08(a)(i)
- telescoped words— 1213.05(a)(i)
- trade names— 1213.04
- unitary mark not subject to— 1213.05 – 1213.05(h)
- voluntary— 1213.01(c)
- Disparagement— 1203.01
- Distinctiveness of product design— 1202.02(b)(i)
- Distinctiveness of product packaging— 1202.02(b)(ii)
- Distinctiveness of trade dress— 1202.02(b) – 1202.02(b)(ii)
- Distinctiveness under §2(f) ( See Acquired distinctiveness (§2(f)) claim)
- Division
- fee for— 1110.02
- of application— 1110 – 1110.11(a)
- of application subject to Board proceeding— 1110.09
- of application under §44— 1110.10
- of application under §66(a)— 1110.11 – 1110.11(a)
- of international registration— 1906.01(a)(iv)
- of multiple class application— 1403.03
- of registration— 1615 – 1615.02
- time for filing— 1110.03
- when response to Office action is due— 1110.08
- when statement of use is due— 1110.07
- Divisions, operating or unincorporated— 803.01 ; 1201.02(d)
- Document Services Branch, Public Records Division— 111
- Documents not returned to filer— 404
- Documents that the Office will record— 503.02
- Domain names, marks comprising— 1209.03(m) ; 1215 – 1215.10
- adding or deleting TLDs— 1215.08(a) – (b)
- agreement of mark on drawing with mark on specimen— 1215.02(c) ; 1215.08 – 1215.08(b)
- combined with geographic matter— 1215.06
- combined with surname— 1211.01(b)(vii) ; 1215.03
- descriptiveness— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.04
- disclaimer of— 1215.07
- effect of incontestability in ex parte examination— 1216.02
- effect of prior applicant’s registration— 1216 – 1216.02
- for domain name registry services— 1215.02(d) – 1215.02(d)(iv)
- generic refusals— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.05 – 1215.05(e)
- intent-to-use applications— 1215.02(e)
- likelihood of confusion— 1215.09
- material alteration— 1215.08 – 1215.08(c)
- phonetic equivalent of TLD— 1215.10
- Surnames— 1215.03
- use applications— 1215.02(a)
- use as a mark— 1215.02 – 1215.02(e)
- §44 and 66(a) applications— 1215.02(f)
- Domestic representative (of party not domiciled in United States)
- Domicile address— 803.05(a)
- care of (c/o) address— 601.01(b)(1)
- determining— 601.01
- hiding— 601.01(d)
- mail forwarding service— 301.01(b)
- must be kept current— 601.01(c)
- owners with non-U.S. domicile— 601.01(a)
- owners with U.S. domicile— 601.01(b)
- post-office box— 301.01(b)(1)
- Drawing(s) ( See also Special form drawing and Standard character drawing)
- agreement with foreign registration in §44 application— 807 ; 807.03(f) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(ii) ; 807.12(b) ; 807.12(d) – 807.12(e) ; 1011.01
- agreement with specimens— 807 ; 807.03(e) ; 807.12(a) – 807.12(a)(iii) ; 1215.02(c)
- amendments ( See Amendment of mark on drawing)
- broken lines on— 807.08 ; 1202.02(c)(i) – 1202.02(c)(i)(C)
- clear drawing of— 202.01
- code— 807.18
- color— 807.07 – 807.07(d)(iii) ; 1202.05(d) – 1202.05(d)(iv)
- color lining— 807.07(g) ; 808.01(b) ; 1902.02(e)
- deletion of matter from— 807.14(a)
- determining when special form exists— 807.04 – 807.04(b)
- dotted lines on— 807.08 ; 1202.02(c)(i) – 1202.02(c)(i)(C)
- electronically filed application— 807.05 – 807.05(c)
- examination of— 1102.02 ; 1104.10(b)(vi) ; 1109.12
- fax transmission not permitted— 306.01
- for sensory marks— 807.09
- gray tones in— 807.07(d) – 807.07(d)(iii) ; 807.07(f) – 807.07(f)(ii)
- in applications filed before November 2, 2003— 807.03(i) ; 807.07(f)
- in §44 application— 807.03(f) – 807.03(h) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(ii) ; 807.12(b) ; 807.12(d) ; 807.13(a) ; 1011 – 1011.04
- in §66(a) application— 807.03(b) ; 807.03(g) – 807.03(h) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(iii) ; 807.07(f)(i) ; 807.12(c) ; 807.13(b) ; 1904.02(k)
- ink ( See Special form drawing)
- limited to mark— 807.02
- limited to one mark— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 1011.02
- lining— 807.07(g) ; 808.01(b) ; 1902.02(e)
- long marks— 807.05(a)(i) ; 807.06(b)
- mark drawing code— 807.18
- mark entered in “Mark” field of TEAS application controls— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 807.14(d)
- mark on separate drawing page controls— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 807.14(d)
- motion, drawing of marks with— 807.11
- multiple marks— 202.01 ; 807.01
- multiple rendition of three dimensional mark— 807.10
- not required for sound, scent or non-visual mark— 807.09
- punctuation, role of— 807.12(a)(i) – 807.12(a)(iii) ; 807.14(c)
- purpose of— 807
- required for marks other than sound, scent, and other non-visual marks— 807
- showing position of mark— 807.08
- size of, in paper-filed applications— 807.06(a)
- special form ( See Special form drawing)
- standard character— 807.03 – 807.03(i)
- substitute— 807.15
- three-dimensional marks— 807.10 ; 1202.02(c)(iv)
- type of paper for— 807.06(a)
- typed ( See Standard character drawing)
- Dual citizenship asserted by applicant— 803.04
- Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters— 108.03 ; 1705.05 ; 1712.01 ; 1714.01(d)
- Duplicate registrations not issued— 703
- Duplicate documents should not be filed— 302.01
- Duration of registration— 1602 – 1602.04
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