A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z
- Date
- of filing (See Filing date (application) and “Office Date” label)
- of first use in commerce—903.02
- of first use of mark—903.01
- of notarization of application—804.01(a)
- of receipt stamped on hand-delivered papers—303.01;303.02(b);307
- of signing of §2.20 declaration in application—804.01(a);804.01(b);804.03
- Date stamp (See “Office Date” label)
- Dates of use (See also Date of first use in commerce andDate 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 inOfficial Gazette—808.03
- printed on registration certificate—808.03
- printing of—808.03;817;1202.02(c)(ii)
- 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
- 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—1203.03–1203.03(b)(ii)
- 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;1215.05
- 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
- 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)
- Drawing(s) (See also Special form drawing andStandard 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
- paper—807.06–807.06(c);807.07(f)(ii)
- 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
- separate drawing page for paper-filed applications—807.06(c)
- 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
- Duration of registration—1602–1602.04