Table 15: Summary of Trademark Examining Activities
| TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES (FY 1999 - FY 2003) |
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| ITEM | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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Applications for Registration:
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Applications including Additional Classes
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295,165 | 375,428 | 296,388 | 258,873 | 267,218 |
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Applications Filed
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240,308 | 296,490 | 232,939 | 207,287 | 218,596 |
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Disposal of Trademark Applications:
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Registrations including Additional Classes
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104,324 | 127,794 | 124,502 | 164,457 | 185,182 |
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Abandonments including Additional Classes
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77,184 | 101,099 | 142,973 | 120,102 | 119,858 |
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Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes
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338,937 | 352,325 | 464,618 | 253,187 | 276,568 |
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Applications Approved for Publication including Additional Classes
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181,366 | 203,251 | 235,419 | 217,487 | 168,235 |
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Certificates of Registration Issued: 1
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1946 Act Principal Register
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57,046 | 73,888 | 61,152 | 81,096 | 83,022 |
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Principal Register
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ITU-Statements of Use Registered
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26,810 | 27,170 | 36,188 | 45,064 | 54,046 |
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1946 Act Supplemental Register
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3,918 | 5,325 | 4,974 | 7,065 | 6,356 |
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Total Certificates of Registration
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87,774 | 106,383 | 102,314 | 133,225 | 143,424 |
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Renewal of Registration: 2
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Section 9 Applications Filed
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7,944 | 24,435 | 24,174 | 34,325 | 35,210 |
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Section 8 Applications Filed 3
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N/A | 24,099 | 24,167 | 34,271 | 34,189 |
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Registrations Renewed
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6,280 | 8,821 | 31,477 | 29,957 | 34,370 |
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Affidavits, Sec. 8/15:
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Affidavits Filed
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33,104 | 28,920 | 33,547 | 39,484 | 43,151 |
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Affidavits Disposed
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29,119 | 28,894 | 37,092 | 35,375 | 39,603 |
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Affidavits for Benefits:
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Under Sec. 12(c)
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Published Under Sec. 12(c)
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8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 5 |
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Amendments to Allege Use Filed
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3,554 | 8,971 | 8,582 | 8,261 | 8,458 |
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Statements of Use Filed
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34,367 | 36,119 | 47,811 | 53,974 | 67,222 |
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Notice of Allowance Issued
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82,940 | 120,177 | 120,166 | 158,868 | 139,332 |
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Total Active Certificates of Registration
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931,273 | 1,020,126 | 1,063,164 | 1,116,200 | 1,184,888 |
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Pendency - Average Months:
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Between Filing and Examiner's First Action
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4.6 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5 |
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Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications)
Abandonments, and NOA's |
18.9 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
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Between Filing and Issuing a NOA (Intent to Use
Applications) |
18.9 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 18.3 | 16.2 |
Notes:
1/ With the exception of Certificates of Registration, Renewal of Registration, Affidavits filed under Section 8/15 and 12(c), the workload count includes extra classes.
2/ Renewal of registration is required beginning 10 years following registration concurrent with 20 - year renewals coming due.
3/ Section 8 Affidavit is required for filing a renewal beginning October 30, 1999 (FY 2000) with the implementation of the Trademark Law Treaty.
Workload Sources:
Applications Filed are taken from the TRAMPY10AR01 Report.
Registration and Post Registration data is taken from the TRAM Megaspec TMIIMC38-PO1 and TMIIFY15-PO1 Report.
Abandonments are taken from the TRAM TMIIMR08 - PO1 Report.
First Actions and Approvals for Publication are taken from the TRAM Progress Summary Report.
Pendency is taken from the TRAM Examination Pendency Plus Suspended/Inter Partes Cases TMIIPE05-PO3.
Statements of Use are taken from the TRAM TMIIFY20-PO1 Report.
Notices of Allowance Issued are taken from the TMAM TMIIFY25-PO1 Report.
Total Active TM registrations are taken from the TMIIXS40-01TRAM Data Base Statistics report.
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