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
- Facsimile transmission, certificate of (See also Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by)
- effect of—306.05(c)
- eligible correspondence—306.01
- non-receipt of correspondence by PTO—306.05(d)
- not available for filing international applications—306.01
- not available for filing requests for transformation—306.01
- not available for filing requests to record changes to an international registration—306.01
- not available for filing responses to IB notices of irregularities—306.01
- not available for filing subsequent designations—306.01
- not available for filing trademark applications—306.01
- requirements for—306.05–306.05(c)
- wording of certificate—306.05(b)
- Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by (See also Facsimile transmission, certificate of)
- Failure to Function—1202 ;1301.02(a)
- Background designs and shapes—1202.11
- Color as a mark—1202.05–1202.05(a)
- hashtag marks—1202.18–1202.18(b)
- holograms—1202.14
- inconsistent goods or services—1202.19(f)–1202.19(f)(ii)
- informational matter—1202.04
- model grade designations—1202.16(a)
- names of artists and authors—1202.09(a)
- names and designs of characters in creative works—1202.10
- ornamentation—1202.03
- product design—1202.02(b)(i)
- product packaging—1202.02(b)(ii)
- repeating pattern marks, not inherently distinctive—1202.19(e)–1202.19(e)(iii)
- scent, fragrance, or flavor—1202.13
- service marks—1301.02(a)
- title of single creative work—1202.08
- universal symbols—1202.17(c)–1202.17(c)(iii)
- varietal and cultivar names—1202.12
- False suggestion of connection—1203.03(c)–1203.03(c)(iii)
- Family of marks—1207.01(d)(xi)
- Fax copies of documents, filing of—302.01
- Fax transmission (See Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by)
- Federal holiday, response period ending on—308
- Fee(s)
- electronic funds transfer—405.05
- for correcting irregularities in international application—1902.07(b)(i)
- for filing amendment to allege use—1104.10(b)(vii)
- for filing application—202.03;810–810.02;1401.04;1403.01
- for filing ex parte appeal—1501.04
- for filing international application—1902.02(i);1903.02
- for filing multiple-class application—810–810.01;1401.04;1403.01
- for filing notice of opposition—1503.01
- for filing petition to revive abandoned application—1714;1714.01;1714.01(a(i);1714.01(b);1714.01(c)
- for filing request for extension of time to file statement of use—1108.02(c)
- for filing request for transformation—1904.09(a)
- for filing request to record changes in ownership to an international registration—1906.01(a)(i)
- for filing statement of use—1109.15
- for filing subsequent designation—1902.08(c)
- for recording document in Assignment Recordation Branch—503.03(d)
- for request to divide—1110.02
- international, payment of—1903.02
- method of payment of—405–405.06
- number of—810–810.01;1401.04;1403.01;1403.06
- refund of (See Refund of fees)
- refused by financial institution—202.03(a)–202.03(a)(i);405.06
- returned check—202.03(a)–202.03(a)(i);405.06;1104.01(b);1104.10(b)(vii);1108.02(c);1109.15(a);1604.06(c);1606.05(c);1613.06(c);1705.02
- Files, access to—109–109.03
- Files, destruction of—109.02
- Files, electronic—109.01;109.03;402–402.01
- Filing basis
- abandonment of multiple-basis application—806.02(d)
- amendment after publication—806.03(j)–806.03(j)(iii);1505.02(f)
- amendment from §1(a) to §1(b)—806.03(c)
- amendment from §1(b) to §44—806.03(g)
- amendment from §44 to §1(b)—806.03(d)
- amendment of §66(a) basis not permitted—806.03(k);806.03(l);1505.02(f);1904.01(a)
- amendment, effect on filing date—806.03(h);806.04(b)
- amendment, verification of—806.02(e);806.03(i)
- bona fide intention to use mark in commerce—806.01(b)–806.01(e);806.02(e)
- changing—806.03–806.03(l)
- changing after publication—806.03(j)–806.03(j)(iii)
- claim of priority under §44(d)—806.01(c);806.02(f);806.03(b);806.04(b);1003
- combining §1 and §44—806.02(a);806.02(e)–806.02(f);806.03(d);806.03(f);806.04(b)
- combining §1(a) and §1(b)—806.02(a)–806.02(b);806.03(c)
- deletion of §1(b) basis—806.04–806.04(a)
- deletion of, in general—806.04
- extension of protection of international registration under §66(a)—806.01(e);1904.01(a)
- foreign registration under §44(e)—806.01(d);806.02(e);1004–1004.02
- intent-to-use—806.01(b);806.02(b);806.03(c)–806.03(e);806.03(e);806.03(g);806.04(a)
- multiple—806.02–806.02(g)
- must be stated in written application—806
- requirements for establishing—806.01–806.01(e)
- review prior to publication or issue—806.05
- specimen, deferral of examination in multiple-basis application—806.02(c)
- use in commerce—806.01(a);806.02(b);806.03(c)
- when basis can be changed—806.03(a)
- Filing date label—303.02(b)
- Filing date, application
- cancelled if minimum requirements not met—204.01
- change of—204.03;205;1711
- denial of—204–204.03;1711
- effective—206–206.04
- in extension of protection of international registration—1904.01(b)
- minimum requirements for—202–202.03(a)(i)
- of §66(a) application—1904.01(b)
- priority—206.02;806.01(c);1003–1003.02;1003.05
- request for restoration of—1711
- requirements for receiving—202–202.03(a)(i)
- restoration of—1711
- review for compliance with minimum requirements—203
- review of denial of—1711
- section 66(a) application—1904.01(b)
- what constitutes—201
- Filing date, for correspondence (in general)—205;303.01
- Filing fee, application—202.03;810–810.02;1403.01
- in §66(a) application—202.03;810–810.01;1904.01(f)
- varies depending on whether application filed on paper or through TEAS—202.03;810;1110.02;1403.02(c)
- Filing of correspondence with International Bureau—1906–1906.01(i)
- Filing of correspondence with USPTO—305.01–305.04
- by courier or delivery service—307
- by “Priority Mail Express”—305.03
- by fax (See Facsimile transmission, filing of correspondence by)
- by hand delivery—307
- by mail—305–305.04
- certificate of mailing procedure for (See Certificate of mailing procedure)
- certificate of transmission procedure for (See Facsimile transmission, certificate of)
- time between execution and—804.03;1104.10(b)(ii);1108.02(b);1109.11(c)
- Filing receipt—401.01
- Final refusal
- action after—715–715.04(b)
- for failure to provide information requested by examining attorney—814
- issuance of final refusal, after removal of application from suspension—1208.02(d)
- issuance of subsequent final refusal, after removal of application from suspension—716.06
- new issues requiring issuance of nonfinal action—714.05–714.05(c);714.05(f);715.03(b)
- not permissible on first action—714.01
- not permissible on suspension—714.02
- pertaining to identification—714.05(a)(ii)
- pertaining to proposed amendment of drawing—714.05(a);807.17
- premature—714.06
- proper response to—715.01
- request for reconsideration after—715.03–715.04(b);1714.01(a)(ii);1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
- statement of grounds of—714.04
- time for appeal runs from date of—715.03(c)
- when appropriate—714.03;714.05–714.05(f)
- with respect to amendment to Supplemental Register—714.05(a)(i)
- with respect to submission of consent agreement—714.05(d)
- with respect to submission of substitute specimen—714.05(e)–714.05(f)
- with respect to §2(f) claim—714.05(a)(i);1212.02(h)
- “Firm” – in regards to applicant’s name —803.02(b)
- Flag, refusal to register mark comprising—1204–1204.01(e);1204.03
- Flavor as mark—904.03(m);1202.13
- Foreign applicant
- common terms designating entity of—803.03(i);Appendix D
- signature on behalf of—611.06(e);804.04–804.05
- Foreign attorney (See Attorney, foreign)
- “Foreign” commerce—901.03
- Foreign equivalents, doctrine of—1207.01(b)(vi)–1207.01(b)(vi)(C);1209.03(g);1210.10;1211.01(a)(vii)
- Foreign priority (See Priority under §44(d), application claiming)
- Foreign registration, application based on ownership of—1005
- assignment of home country application or registration—1006
- based on registration issued by a “common office of several states”—1002.03
- bona fide intention to use mark in commerce—806.01(d);806.02(e);806.02(g);1004;1008
- certification or certified copy of foreign registration required—806.01(d);1004.01
- country of origin—1002.04
- dividing—1110.10
- drawing—807.03(f);807.12(b);1011–1011.04
- establishing entitlement under a treaty—1002.01;1002.03
- from applicant’s country of origin—1002.04
- identification of goods/services—1012;1402.01(b)
- international registration as basis for §44 application—1016
- may not be filed before foreign registration has issued—1004
- must be in force—1004.01(a)
- one mark per registration—1011.02
- ownership of foreign registration—1005
- requirements for receiving a filing date—202–202.03(a)(i)
- requirements for §44(e) basis—806.01(d);1002.01;1004
- specimen not required—1009
- standard character claim in—807.03(f);1011.01
- status of foreign registration—1004.01(a)
- suspension pending receipt of copy of foreign registration not permitted except in extraordinary situation—1004.01
- translation of—1004.01(b)
- use not required—1009
- Form paragraphs—705–705.01
- Forms, trademark—103;301;802
- Fragrance as mark—807.09;1202.13
- Franchisees, use of mark by—1201.03(e)
- Fraud—720;906.04
- Freedom of Information Act requests—1803
- for copies of letters of protest—1715.05
- Functionality—1202.02(a)–1202.02(a)(viii)