Table 15: Summary of Trademark Examining Activities

TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(FY 2000 - FY 2004)

ITEM	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Applications for Registration:
Applications including Additional Classes	375,428	296,388	258,873	267,218	298,489
Applications Filed	296,490	232,939	207,287	218,596	244,848
Disposal of Trademark Applications:
Registrations including Additional Classes	127,794	124,502	164,457	185,182	155,991
Abandonments including Additional Classes	101,099	142,973	120,102	119,858	109,931
Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes	352,325	464,618	253,187	276,568	268,865
Applications Approved for Publication including Additional Classes	203,251	235,419	217,487	168,235	186,271
Certificates of Registration Issued: 1
1946 Act Principal Register	73,888	61,152	81,096	83,022	65,797
Principal Register
ITU-Statements of Use Registered	27,170	36,188	45,064	54,046	49,479
1946 Act Supplemental Register	5,325	4,974	7,065	6,356	4,780
Total Certificates of Registration	106,383	102,314	133,225	143,424	120,056
Renewal of Registration: 2
Section 9 Applications Filed	24,435	24,174	34,325	35,210	32,352
Section 8 Applications Filed 3	24,099	24,167	34,271	34,189	32,389
Registrations Renewed	8,821	31,477	29,957	34,370	34,735
Affidavits, Sec. 8/15:
Affidavits Filed	28,920	33,547	39,484	43,151	41,157
Affidavits Disposed	28,894	37,092	35,375	39,603	40,765
Affidavits for Benefits:
Under Sec. 12(c)				1	9
Published Under Sec. 12(c)	3	15	26	5	4
Amendments to Allege Use Filed	8,971	8,582	8,261	8,458	9,414
Statements of Use Filed	36,119	47,811	53,974	67,222	57,731
Notice of Allowance Issued	120,177	120,166	158,868	139,332	108,684
Total Active Certificates of Registration	1,020,126	1,063,164	1,116,200	1,184,888	1,216,691
Pendency - Average Months:
Between Filing and Examiner's First Action	5.7	2.7	4.3	5	6.6
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments, and NOA's - including suspended and inter partes proceedings	17.3	17.8	19.9	19.8	19.5
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments. and NOA's - excluding suspended and inter partes proceedings	16.0	16.4	18.3	16.2	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.

"Applications filed" refers simply to the number of individual trademark applications received by the PTO. There are, however, 47 different classes of items in which a trademark may be registered. An application must request registration in at least one class, but may request registration in multiple classes. Each class application must be individually researched for registerability. "Applications filed, including additional classes" reflects this fact, and therefore more accurately reflects the Trademark business workload. 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. (back to text)

2: Renewal of registration is required beginning 10 years following registration concurrent with 20 - year renewals coming due. (back to text)

3: Section 8 Affidavit is required for filing a renewal beginning October 30, 1999 (FY 2000) with the implementation of the Trademark Law Treaty. (back to text)

 

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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