37 CFR 2.32: Requirements for a complete trademark or service mark application

Taken from the USPTO’s TM Federal Statutes and Rules, Last Revised in January 2018

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§2.32 Requirements for a complete trademark or service mark application.

  • (a) The application must be in English and include the following:
    • (1) A request for registration;
    • (2) The name of the applicant(s);
    • (3)
      • (i) The citizenship of the applicant(s); or
      • (ii) If the applicant is a corporation, association, partnership or other juristic person, the jurisdiction (usually state or nation) under the laws of which the applicant is organized; and
      • (iii) If the applicant is a domestic partnership, the names and citizenship of the general partners; or
      • (iv) If the applicant is a domestic joint venture, the names and citizenship of the active members of the joint venture;
    • (4) The address of the applicant;
    • (5) One or more bases, as required by § 2.34(a);
    • (6) A list of the particular goods or services on or in connection with which the applicant uses or intends to use the mark. In a U.S. application filed under section 44 of the Act, the scope of the goods or services covered by the section 44 basis may not exceed the scope of the goods or services in the foreign application or registration;
    • (7) The international class of goods or services, if known. See § 6.1 of this chapter for a list of the international classes of goods and services;
    • (8) If the mark is not in standard characters, a description of the mark;
    • (9) If the mark includes non-English wording, an English translation of that wording; and
    • (10) If the mark includes non-Latin characters, a transliteration of those characters, and either a translation of the transliterated term in English, or a statement that the transliterated term has no meaning in English.
  • (b) The application must include a verified statement that meets the requirements of § 2.33.
  • (c) The application must include a drawing that meets the requirements of § 2.51 and § 2.52.
  • (d) The application must include fee required by § 2.6 for each class of goods or services.
  • (e) For the requirements of a multiple-class application, see § 2.86.
  • (f) For the requirements of all collective mark applications, see § 2.44.
  • (g) For the requirements of a certification mark application, see § 2.45.

[64 FR 48900, Sept. 8, 1999, effective Oct. 30, 1999; amended 73 FR 13780, March 14, 2008, effective May 13, 2008; 73 FR 67759, Nov. 17, 2008, effective Jan. 16, 2009; 80 FR 33170, June 11, 2015, effective July 11, 2015]