- Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
- Subject Matter Index D

# Subject Matter Index D

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- Date
  - of filing ( See Filing date (application) and “Office Date” label)
  - of first use in commerce— 903.02
  - of first use of mark— 903.01
  - of notarization of application— 804.01(a)
  - of signing of §2.20 declaration in application— 804.01(a) ; 804.01(b) ; 804.03
- Date stamp ( See “Office Date” label)
- Dates of use ( See also Date of first use in commerce and Date of first use of mark)
  - amending— 903.04 ; 1609.07
  - apparent discrepancies in— 903.06(a)
  - in allegation of use, may be earlier than application filing date— 903
  - in another form— 903.07
  - indefinite— 903.06
  - must be specified in amendment to allege use— 903 ; 1104.10(b)(iv)
  - must be specified in statement of use— 903 ; 1109.09(a)
  - must be specified in §1(a) application— 806.01(a) ; 903
  - must be verified— 903
  - pertain to at least one item in class— 903.08
  - relation between— 903.03
- DBA designations— 803.02 – 803.02(c)
- De facto functionality— 1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
- De jure functionality— 1202.02(a)(iii)(B)
- Dead languages, translation of— 809.01(b)(iii) ; 1207.01(b)(vi) ; 1207.01(b)(vi)(B) ; 1209.03(g)
- Deadline for response— 711 – 711.03
- Deadline for response, how to compute— 310
- Deceptive matter— 1203 ; 1203.02 – 1203.02(g) ; 1210.05 – 1210.05(e)
  - amending identification of goods or services to overcome §2(a) refusal— 1203.02(e)(ii) ; 1203.02(f)(i) ; 1203.02(g)
  - case references— 1203.02(g)
  - determining materiality— 1203.02(d)
  - distinction between marks comprising deceptive matter and deceptively misdescriptive marks— 1203.02(c)
  - elements of §2(a) deceptiveness refusal— 1203.02(b)
  - marks comprising deceptive matter are not registrable— 1203.02 ; 1203.02(f)(ii)
  - mere personal preference— 1203.02(d)(ii)
  - objective criteria— 1203.02(d)(i)
  - procedure for issuing §2(a) deceptive refusals— 1203.02(e) – 1203.02(e)(ii)
  - types of deceptive marks— 1203.02(a)
- Deceptively misdescriptive geographic marks— 1210 ; 1210.01(b) ; 1210.05(a) – 1210.06 ; 1210.06(b)
  - basis for refusal— 1210.05(a)
  - test— 1210.01(b) – 1210.01(c)
- Deceptively misdescriptive marks— 1209.04
- Declaration in lieu of oath— 804.01(b)
- Declaration under §8 ( See Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§8))
- Declaration under §71 ( See Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse (§71))
- Decorum required in communications with the Office— 709.07
- Defective application materials— 204 – 204.03
- Degrees or titles— 1304.03(b)(ii) ; 1306.04 ; 1306.04(d)(ii)
- Delay between execution and filing of papers— 804.03 ; 1104.10(b)(ii) ; 1108.02(b) ; 1109.11(c)
- Deletion
  - of items from identification— 1104.10(b)(iii) ; 1107 ; 1108.02(d) ; 1109.13 ; 1402.06(a) ; 1604.09(b) ; 1613.09(b) ; 1716.04(d) ; 1902.07(c)(ii)
  - of matter from mark on drawing— 807.14(a)
- Deposit accounts— 405.03
- Description of mark
  - accurate but incomplete— 808.03(c) – 808.03(c)(ii)
  - application submitted without— 808.03(b)
  - examination procedure for— 808.03 – 808.03(g)
  - guidelines for requiring— 808.01
  - must be accurate and concise— 808.02
  - of color in mark— 807.07(a)(ii) ; 1202.05(e)
  - of location of mark on goods— 807.08 ; 808.01 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
  - of mark comprising configuration— 808.01 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
  - of mark in §66(a) application— 808.01 ; 1904.02(j) – 1904.02(k)
  - of sensory mark— 807.09
  - of significant aspects of the mark— 808.02
  - of three-dimensional mark— 807.10 ; 808.01
  - printed on registration certificate— 808.03
  - printing of— 808.03 ; 817 ; 1202.02(c)(ii)
- published in Official Gazette— 808.03
- Descriptiveness, geographical— 1210 – 1210.09
- Descriptiveness, mere— 1209 ; 1209.01 – 1209.03(u)
  - “America” or “American”— 1209.03(n)
  - combined terms— 1209.03(d)
  - design, picture, or illustration— 1209.03(f)
  - domain names— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.04 ; 1215.05
  - first user— 1209.03(c)
  - foreign equivalents— 1209.03(g)
  - function or purpose— 1209.03(p)
  - incongruity— 1209.01(a) ; 1209.03(d) ; 1213.05(d)
  - intended users— 1209.03(i)
  - laudatory terms— 1209.03(k)
  - more than one meaning— 1209.03(e) ; 1213.05(c)
  - “National,” “International,” “Global” and “Worldwide”— 1209.03(o)
  - no dictionary listing— 1209.03(b)
  - phonetic equivalent— 1209.03(j)
  - procedure for refusal— 1209.02 – 1209.02(b)
  - punctuation— 1209.03(u)
  - repetition of descriptive term— 1209.03(t)
  - retail store and distributorship services— 1209.03(r)
  - slogans— 1202.04 ; 1209.03(s)
  - source or provider of goods/services— 1209.03(q)
  - telephone numbers— 1209.03(l)
  - test for genericness— 1209.01(c)(i)
  - third party registrations— 1209.03(a)
- Destruction of paper files— 109.02
- Digitally created/altered or mockup specimens— 904.04(a)(i) – 904.04(a)(iii)
- Diligence ( See Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters)
- Director, statutory authority of— 1701
- Disclaimer
  - alliteration— 1213.05(e)
  - as to certain classes, or certain goods or services— 1213
  - compound word marks— 1213.05(a) – 1213.05(a)(ii)
  - display of mark— 1213.05(f)
  - double entendre— 1213.05(c)
  - form of— 1213.08 – 1213.08(d)
  - history— 1213.01
  - hyphens and other punctuation— 1213.05(a)(ii)
  - in relation to likelihood of confusion— 1213.09 ; 1213.10
  - incongruity— 1209.01(a) ; 1213.05(d)
  - of domain name— 1215.07
  - of entire mark not permitted— 1213.06
  - of entity designations or the familial structure of an entity— 1213.03(d)
  - of foreign words— 1213.08(d)
  - of generic matter— 1213.03(b)
  - of geographic terms— 1210.06(a) – 1210.06(b)
  - of misspelled words— 1213.08(c)
  - of pictorial representations of descriptive matter— 1213.03(c)
  - of unregistrable matter in its entirety— 1213.08(b)
  - piecemeal disclaimer not permitted— 1213.08(b)
  - refusal to register because of failure to disclaim— 1213.01(b)
  - removal rather than— 1213.07
  - slogans — 1213.05(b)(i)
  - sound patterns— 1213.05(e)
  - standardized printing format for— 1213.08(a)(i)
  - telescoped words— 1213.05(a)(i)
  - trade names— 1213.04
  - unitary mark not subject to— 1213.05 – 1213.05(h)
  - voluntary— 1213.01(c)
- Disparagement— 1203.01
- Distinctiveness of product design— 1202.02(b)(i)
- Distinctiveness of product packaging— 1202.02(b)(ii)
- Distinctiveness of trade dress— 1202.02(b) – 1202.02(b)(ii)
- Distinctiveness under §2(f) ( See Acquired distinctiveness (§2(f)) claim)
- Division
  - fee for— 1110.02
  - of application— 1110 – 1110.11(a)
  - of application subject to Board proceeding— 1110.09
  - of application under §44— 1110.10
  - of application under §66(a)— 1110.11 – 1110.11(a)
  - of international registration— 1906.01(a)(iv)
  - of multiple class application— 1403.03
  - of registration— 1615 – 1615.02
  - time for filing— 1110.03
  - when response to Office action is due— 1110.08
  - when statement of use is due— 1110.07
- Divisions, operating or unincorporated— 803.01 ; 1201.02(d)
- Doctrine of foreign equivalents
  - ascertaining meaning of non-English wording— 809 – 809.03
  - dead or obscure languages— 1207.01(b)(vi)
  - descriptiveness— 1209.03(g)
  - general— 1207.01(b)(vi)
  - genericness— 1209.03(g)
  - geographical deceptiveness— 1210.05(b)
  - geographic significance— 1210.10
  - likelihood of confusion— 1207.01(b)(vi)(A) – (b)(vi)(B)
  - "stop and translate"— 1207.01(b)(vi)
  - surname— 1211.01(a)(vii)
- Document services ( See Patent and Trademark Copy Fulfillment Branch)
- Documents not returned to filer— 404
- Documents that the Office will record— 503.02
- Domain names, marks comprising— 1209.03(m) ; 1215 – 1215.10
  - adding or deleting TLDs— 1215.08(a) – (b)
  - agreement of mark on drawing with mark on specimen— 1215.02(c) ; 1215.08 – 1215.08(b)
  - combined with geographic matter— 1215.06
  - combined with surname— 1211.01(b)(vii) ; 1215.03
  - descriptiveness— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.04
  - disclaimer of— 1215.07
  - effect of incontestability in ex parte examination— 1216.02
  - effect of prior applicant’s registration— 1216 – 1216.02
  - for domain name registry services— 1215.02(d) – 1215.02(d)(iv)
  - generic refusals— 1209.03(m) ; 1215.05 – 1215.05(e)
  - intent-to-use applications— 1215.02(e)
  - likelihood of confusion— 1215.09
  - material alteration— 1215.08 – 1215.08(c)
  - phonetic equivalent of TLD— 1215.10
  - surnames— 1215.03
  - use applications— 1215.02(a)
  - use as a mark— 1215.02 – 1215.02(e)
  - §44 and 66(a) applications— 1215.02(f)
- Domestic representative (of party not domiciled in United States)
  - designation by applicant— 610 ; 811.02
  - designation by assignee— 501.04
  - designation by renewal applicant— 1606.10 ; 1613.14
  - with respect to affidavits under §8— 1604.14
  - with respect to proceedings before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board— 610
- Domicile address— 803.05(a)
  - base application requirement— 819.02(a)
  - care of (c/o) address— 601.01(c)
  - checking for petition to Director to waive requirement— 601.01(c)(v)
  - determining— 601.01
  - determining acceptability— 601.01(c)(i)
  - hiding— 601.01(e)
  - in response to a requirement— 601.01(c)(ii) – (iii)
  - mail forwarding service— 601.01(c)(i)
  - must be kept current— 601.01(d)
  - no fixed physical address— 601.01(c)(iv)
  - non-street address— 601.01(c)(i)
  - owners with non-U.S. domicile— 601.01(a)
  - owners with U.S. domicile— 601.01(b)
  - petition to Director to waive requirement— 1708.01
  - post-office box— 601.01(c)(i)
- Drawing(s) ( See also Special form drawing and Standard character drawing)
  - agreement with foreign registration in §44 application— 807 ; 807.03(f) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(ii) ; 807.12(b) ; 807.12(d) – 807.12(e) ; 1011.01
  - agreement with specimens— 807 ; 807.03(e) ; 807.12(a) – 807.12(a)(iii) ; 1215.02(c)
  - amendments ( See Amendment of mark on drawing)
  - broken lines on— 807.08 ; 1202.02(c)(i) – 1202.02(c)(i)(C)
  - clear drawing of— 202.01
  - code— 807.18
  - color— 807.07 – 807.07(d)(iii) ; 1202.05(d) – 1202.05(d)(iv)
  - color lining— 807.07(g) ; 808.01(b) ; 1902.02(e)
  - deletion of matter from— 807.14(a)
  - determining when special form exists— 807.04 – 807.04(b)
  - dotted lines on— 807.08 ; 1202.02(c)(i) – 1202.02(c)(i)(C)
  - electronically filed application— 807.05 – 807.05(c)
  - examination of— 1102.02 ; 1104.10(b)(vi) ; 1109.12
  - fax transmission not permitted— 306.01
  - for sensory marks— 807.09
  - gray tones in— 807.07(d) – 807.07(d)(iii) ; 807.07(f) – 807.07(f)(ii)
  - in applications filed before November 2, 2003— 807.03(i) ; 807.07(f)
  - in §44 application— 807.03(f) – 807.03(h) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(ii) ; 807.12(b) ; 807.12(d) ; 807.13(a) ; 1011 – 1011.04
  - in §66(a) application— 807.03(b) ; 807.03(g) – 807.03(h) ; 807.07(b) ; 807.07(d)(iii) ; 807.07(f)(i) ; 807.12(c) ; 807.13(b) ; 1904.02(k)
  - ink ( See Special form drawing)
  - limited to mark— 807.02
  - limited to one mark— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 1011.02
  - lining— 807.07(g) ; 808.01(b) ; 1902.02(e)
  - long marks— 807.05(a)(i) ; 807.06(b)
  - mark drawing code— 807.18
  - mark entered in “Mark” field of electronic application controls— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 807.14(d)
  - mark on separate drawing page controls— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 807.14(d)
  - motion, drawing of marks with— 807.11
  - multiple marks— 202.01 ; 807.01
  - multiple rendition of three dimensional mark— 807.10
  - not required for sound, scent or non-visual mark— 807.09
  - punctuation, role of— 807.12(a)(i) – 807.12(a)(iii) ; 807.14(c)
  - purpose of— 807
  - required for marks other than sound, scent, and other non-visual marks— 807
  - showing position of mark— 807.08
  - size of, in paper-filed applications— 807.06(a)
  - special form ( See Special form drawing)
  - standard character— 807.03 – 807.03(i)
  - substitute— 807.15
  - three-dimensional marks— 807.10 ; 1202.02(c)(iv)
  - type of paper for— 807.06(a)
  - typed ( See Standard character drawing)
- Dual citizenship asserted by applicant— 803.04
- Due diligence in monitoring status of pending matters— 108.03 ; 1705.05 ; 1712.01 ; 1714.01(d)
- Duplicate registrations not issued— 703
- Duplicate documents should not be filed— 302.01
- Duration of registration— 1602 – 1602.04

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