Table 15: Summary of Trademark Examining Activities

Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(FY 2003 - FY 2007)
Item	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Applications for Registration:
Applications including Additional Classes	267,218	298,489	323,501	354,775	394,368
Applications Filed	218,596	244,848	258,527	275,790	298,796
Disposal of Trademark Applications:
Registrations including Additional Classes	185,182	155,991	143,396	188,899	194,327
Abandonments including Additional Classes	119,858	109,931	108,879	126,884	129,200
Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes	276,568	268,865	317,757	405,998	455,802
Applications Approved for Publication including Additional Classes	168,235	186,271	211,624	288,042	344,617
Certificates of Registration Issued:¹
1946 Act Principal Register	83,022	65,797	63,088	95,188	98,564
Principal Register
ITU-Statements of Use Registered	54,046	49,479	43,930	45,720	44,108
1946 Act Supplemental Register	6,356	4,780	5,477	6,210	7,392
Total Certificates of Registration	143,424	120,056	112,495	147,118	150,064
Renewal of Registration:²
Section 9 Applications Filed	35,210	32,352	39,354	36,939	40,786
Section 8 Applications Filed³	34,189	32,389	39,659	36,952	40,798
Registrations Renewed	34,370	34,735	32,279	37,305	47,336
Affidavits, Sec. 8/15:
Affidavits Filed	43,151	41,157	47,752	48,444	49,241
Affidavits Disposed	39,603	40,765	41,466	45,676	55,888
Affidavits for Benefits:
Under Sec. 12(c)	1	9	1	-	4
Published Under Sec. 12(c)	5	4	3	1	13
Amendments to Allege Use Filed	8,458	9,414	9,497	10,007	9,646
Statements of Use Filed	67,222	57,731	54,182	67,543	76,866
Notice of Allowance Issued	139,332	108,684	108,268	164,752	172,422
Total Active Certificates of Registration	1,184,888	1,216,691	1,255,570	1,322,155	1,380,150
Pendency - Average Months:
Between Filing and Examiner's First Action	5.4	6.6	6.3	4.8	2.9
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments and NOA's - including suspended and inter partes proceedings	19.8	19.5	19.6	18.0	15.1
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments and NOA's - excluding suspended and inter partes proceedings	16.2	16.2	17.2	15.5	13.4
Notes: - Represents zero. 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 USPTO. 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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