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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005
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TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(FY 2001 - FY 2005)
ITEM 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Applications for Registration:
Applications including Additional Classes   296,388   258,873   267,218   298,489   323,501
Applications Filed   232,939   207,287   218,596   244,848   258,527
Disposal of Trademark Applications:
Registrations including Additional Classes   124,502   164,457   185,182   155,991   143,396
Abandonments including Additional Classes   142,973   120,102   119,858   109,931   108,879

Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes		   464,618   253,187   276,568   268,865   317,757
Applications Approved for Publication including Additional Classes   235,419   217,487   168,235   186,271   211,624


Certificates of Registration Issued:Read Footnote 11
1946 Act Principal Register    61,152    81,096    83,022    65,797    63,088
Principal Register          
ITU-Statements of Use Registered    36,188    45,064    54,046    49,479    43,930
1946 Act Supplemental Register     4,974     7,065     6,356     4,780     5,477
Total Certificates of Registration   102,314   133,225   143,424   120,056   112,495


Renewal of Registration:Read Footnote 22
Section 9 Applications Filed    24,174    34,325    35,210    32,352    39,354
Section 8 Applications FiledRead Footnote 33    24,167    34,271    34,189    32,389    39,659
Registrations Renewed    31,477    29,957    34,370    34,735    32,279
Affidavits, Sec. 8/15:          
Affidavits Filed    33,547    39,484    43,151    41,157    47,752
Affidavits Disposed    37,092    35,375    39,603    40,765    41,466
Affidavits for Benefits:          
Under Sec. 12(c)         -         -         1         9         1
Published Under Sec. 12(c)        15        26         5         4         3
Amendments to Allege Use Filed     8,582     8,261     8,458     9,414     9,497
Statements of Use Filed    47,811    53,974    67,222    57,731    54,182
Notice of Allowance Issued   120,166   158,868   139,332   108,684   108,268

Total Active Certificates of Registration 		1,063,164 1,116,200 1,184,888 1,216,691 1,255,570

Pendency - Average Months:		          
Between Filing and Examiner's First Action       2.7       4.3       5.4       6.6       6.3
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments, and NOA's - including suspended and inter partes proceedings      17.8      19.9      19.8      19.5      19.6
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments. and NOA's - excluding suspended and inter partes proceedings      16.4      18.3      16.2      16.2      17.2


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)
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