Change Summary
CHANGES: INDEX TO CHANGES IN TMEP JANUARY 2015
Attention is directed to the following changes in the January 2015 TMEP.
SECTION |
CHANGE |
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TMEP |
Incorporated changes in accordance with final rules issued at 79 FR 63036, 79 FR 74633, and 80 FR 2303. |
201.02 |
Updated case citation. |
202.03 |
Updated to include TEAS RF application option. |
301 |
Added cross reference to new section 820. |
303 |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
304.02 |
Updated to indicate that responses sent via e-mail will not be accorded a date of receipt. |
304.05 |
Updated to indicate that responses sent via e-mail will not be accorded a date of receipt. |
305.02(g) |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
305.03 |
Rule 2.198: changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express® and “date in” to “date accepted”; added paragraph (a)(1)(viii). Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express® in text. Added affidavits of use under §71 and combined affidavits or declarations under §§71 and 15 to list of documents excluded under Rule 2.198. |
305.04 |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express® in rule excerpt and text. |
503.05 |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
504.03 |
Updated time period during which request for correction of the “Ownership” field in the Trademark database may be entered in a §1(b) application. |
505.01 |
Updated rule citations and cross reference. |
605.02 |
Update rule excerpt. Updated text for consistency with revised Rule 2.17. |
608.02 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citation. |
611.05(a) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citation. |
711 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
712.02 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.65. Updated rule citations. Added references to TEAS RF applications and new cross reference. |
712.03 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.65. Updated rule citations. Added references to TEAS RF applications and new cross reference |
713 |
Updated rule excerpt. Updated to make text consistent with revised rule. |
714 |
Replaced Rule 2.64 with new Rule 2.63(b)-(d). |
714.01 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. |
714.03 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. |
714.04 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citations. |
714.05(a)(ii) |
Updated rule citation. |
715.01 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
715.02 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
715.03 |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
715.03(a)(ii)(B) |
Updated rule citation. |
715.03(a)(ii)(C) |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citations. |
715.03(a)(ii)(D) |
Updated rule citation. |
715.03(a)(ii)(E) |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
715.03(c) |
Updated to make wording consistent with new Rule 2.63. Updated rule citation. |
718.01 |
Added rule excerpt and updated existing rules excerpts. Updated to make wording consistent with rules. Updated rule citations. |
718.02 |
Updated rule citation. |
718.02(a) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citation. |
718.03 |
Updated rule excerpt. Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citations. |
718.03(a) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citations. |
718.03(b) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.65. Updated rule citations. |
802 |
Updated to include TEAS RF option. Updated rule citation. Added cross references. |
804.02 |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
806.01(a) |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
807.07(f)(i) |
Updated section title and text to include TEAS RF. |
810 |
Updated to include TEAS RF option. Updated rule citations. |
812 |
Updated rule excerpt. Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.36. |
818 |
Deleted paragraph (k) regarding use by a related company and updated succeeding paragraphs. Updated newly numbered paragraph (t) to make wording consistent with revised rule. |
819 |
Updated rules citations. Deleted explanatory wording regarding processing fee. |
819.01 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.22. Updated rule citations. |
819.01(a) |
Updated rule citation. |
819.01(b) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(c) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(d) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(e) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(f)(iii)) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(h) |
Updated rule citation. |
819.01(m) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(n) |
Updated rule citation. |
819.01(o) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.01(p) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.22. Updated rule citations. |
819.01(q) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.02(a) |
Updated rule citations. |
819.02(b) |
Updated rule citations. Clarified that “other documents” refers to those filed between issuance of the Notice of Allowance and filing of the statement of use. |
819.04 |
Updated rule citations. Clarified TEAS forms that can be used to pay processing fee. |
820 |
New section: TEAS RF (Reduced Fee) |
820.01 |
New section: TEAS RF Filing Requirements |
820.02 |
New section: Additional Requirements for a TEAS RF Application |
820.02(a) |
New section: Receipt of Communications by E-Mail |
820.02(b) |
New section: Additional Documents That Must be Filed Through TEAS |
820.03 |
New section: Adding a Class During Examination |
820.04 |
New section: Procedures for Payment of TEAS RF Processing Fee Per Class |
901.05 |
Deleted section for consistency with revised Rule 2.38 |
903.05 |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1101 |
Deleted cross reference to TMEP §1201.03(a). |
1104 |
Updated rule citation. |
1107 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.77. |
1107.01 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.77. |
1110.02 |
Updated to include TEAS RF application option. Updated rule citation. |
1201.01 |
Updated TMEP cross references. |
1201.02(a) |
Deleted cross reference to TMEP §1201.03(a). |
1201.02(c) |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1201.03 |
Updated TMEP cross references. |
1201.03(a) |
Deleted section. |
1201.03(b) |
Renumbered as 1201.03(a) |
1201.03(c) |
Renumbered as 1201.03(b) |
1201.03(d) |
Renumbered as 1201.03(c) |
1201.03(e) |
Renumbered as 1201.03(d) |
1201.03(f) |
Renumbered as 1201.03(e) |
1201.04 |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1201.06(a) |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1212.06(a) |
Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1301.04(g)(i) |
Updated rule citation. |
1306.06(f)(vi) |
Updated rule citation. |
1402.01(d) |
Updated to include TEAS RF. |
1402.02 |
Updated to include TEAS RF. |
1402.09 |
Updated rule citation. |
1402.13 |
Updated rule citation. |
1403.02(c) |
Updated to include TEAS RF. Updated rule citation. |
1501 |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1501.01 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.63. Updated rule citations. |
1501.02(a) |
Updated rule citation. |
1505.01(d) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.77. Updated TMEP cross reference. |
1505.02 |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.77. |
1604.19 |
Updated to make consistent with revised Rule 2.6. |
1606.13 |
Updated reproduction of Rule 2.185. |
1606.13(a) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.185. |
1606.13(b) |
Updated to make wording consistent with revised Rule 2.185. |
1608 |
Updated to make consistent with revised Rule 2.172. |
1615 |
Updated excerpt of Rule 2.171. |
1615.01 |
Clarified that the USPTO will create a new registration certificate for the child registration and issue it to the new owner. |
1615.02 |
Clarified procedure when the IB notifies the USPTO of the division of an international registration resulting from a change of ownership with respect to some but not all of the goods and/or services. |
1702 |
Updated reproduction of Rule 2.146. Updated text to make consistent with revised Rule 2.63. |
1703 |
Updated rule citation. |
1704 |
Updated rule citations. |
1705.04 |
Updated rule citation. |
1705.06 |
Updated rule excerpt. Updated rule citations. |
1706 |
Updated rule citation. |
1713.02 |
Updated rule citation. |
1714.01(a)(ii) |
Updated rule citations. Updated text to make consistent with revised Rule 2.63. |
1714.01(f)(ii)(A) |
Updated rule citation. Updated text to make consistent with revised Rule 2.65. |
1902.02(a) |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1902.07(f) |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1902.08(b) |
Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1904.02(a) |
Updated rule citation. |
1904.02(c)(iv) |
Updated rule citation. |
1904.03(d) |
Updated rule citation. Updated text to make consistent with revised Rule 2.65. |
1904.03(g) |
Updated rule citation. |
1904.09 |
Reworded second paragraph for clarity. |
1904.09(a) |
Updated to make consistent with revised Rule 7.31. Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1904.09(b) |
Updated text to make consistent with revised Rule 7.31. Added rule citation. |
1906.01(a)(i) |
Updated to make consistent with revised Rule 7.23. Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |
1906.01(b) |
Updated to make consistent with revised Rule 7.24. Changed “Express Mail” to Priority Mail Express®. |