(469) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Docket No. PTO-T-2010-0085
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Seventh Edition
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued the
seventh edition of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure ("TMEP"), and
made available archived copies of the fourth, fifth, and sixth editions, on
October 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any suggestions for improving the form and
content of the TMEP be submitted via electronic mail message to
tmtmep@uspto.gov. Written comments may also be submitted by mail addressed to:
Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked
to the attention of Editor, Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, or by
hand delivery to the Trademark Assistance Center, Concourse Level, James
Madison Building-East Wing, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, marked
to the attention of Editor, Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine P. Cain, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, by electronic mail at:
catherine.cain@uspto.gov; or by mail addressed to: Commissioner for
Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the attention
of Catherine P. Cain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
On October 15, 2010, the USPTO issued the seventh edition of the TMEP,
which provides USPTO trademark examining attorneys, trademark applicants, and
attorneys and representatives for trademark applicants with a reference on the
practices and procedures for prosecution of applications to register marks in
the USPTO. The TMEP contains guidelines for examining attorneys and materials
in the nature of information and interpretation, and outlines the procedures
which examining attorneys are required or authorized to follow in the
examination of trademark applications.
The seventh edition incorporates USPTO trademark practice and relevant case
law reported prior to September 1, 2010. The policies stated in this revision
supersede any previous policies stated in prior editions, examination guides,
or any other statement of USPTO policy, to the extent that there is any
conflict. The seventh edition may be viewed or downloaded free of charge from
the USPTO Web site at http://tess2.uspto.gov/tmdb/tmep/.
The USPTO also made archived copies of the fourth, fifth, and sixth
editions of the TMEP available on October 15, 2010. Links to these older
editions are on the USPTO Web site at
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/resources/TMEP_archives.jsp.
November 5, 2010 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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