Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008
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TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES

TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(FY 2004 - FY 2008)
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Applications for Registration:
Applications including Additional Classes	298,489	323,501	354,775	394,368	401,392
Applications Filed	244,848	258,527	275,790	298,796	302,253
Disposal of Trademark Applications:
Registrations including Additional Classes	155,991	143,396	188,899	194,327	274,250
Abandonments including Additional Classes	109,931	108,879	126,884	129,200	156,093
Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes	268,865	317,757	405,998	455,802	415,896
Applications Approved for Publication including Additional Classes	186,271	211,624	288,042	344,617	345,067
Certificates of Registration Issued:¹
1946 Act Principal Register	65,797	63,088	95,188	98,564	120,173
Principal Register
ITU-Statements of Use Registered	49,479	43,930	45,720	44,108	81,387
1946 Act Supplemental Register	4,780	5,477	6,210	7,392	8,344
Total Certificates of Registration	120,056	112,495	147,118	150,064	209,904
Renewal of Registration:²
Section 9 Applications Filed	32,352	39,354	36,939	40,786	42,388
Section 8 Applications Filed³	32,389	39,659	36,952	40,798	42,395
Registrations Renewed	34,735	32,279	37,305	47,336	42,159
Affidavits, Sec. 8/15:
Affidavits Filed	41,157	47,752	48,444	49,241	68,470
Affidavits Disposed	40,765	41,466	45,676	55,888	65,222
Affidavits for Benefits:
Under Sec. 12(c)	9	1	-	4	1
Published Under Sec. 12(c)	4	3	1	13	3
Amendments to Allege Use Filed	9,414	9,497	10,007	9,646	9,140
Statements of Use Filed	57,731	54,182	67,543	76,866	96,415
Notice of Allowance Issued	108,684	108,268	164,752	172,422	220,333
Total Active Certificates of Registration	1,216,691	1,255,570	1,322,155	1,380,150	1,497,131
Pendency - Average Months:
Between Filing and Examiner's First Action	6.6	6.3	4.8	2.9	3.0
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments and NOA's - including suspended and inter partes proceedings	19.5	19.6	18.0	15.1	13.9
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments and NOA's - excluding suspended and inter partes proceedings	16.2	17.2	15.5	13.4	11.8
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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