Decisions on trademark Petitions to Director

In order to increase transparency and public education, each month, we post all decisions on Petitions to the Director. These decisions have been decided under trademark rules section 2.146 and section 2.147. They are not precedential.

To view a decision:

Click the month to view the PDF file.
Select the “Mark Link” to open Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system.
Click on the "Documents" tab.
Under the Document Description column, click on petition document.

2023 petition decisions

2022 petition decisions

2021 petition decisions

2020 petition decisions

To read a decision from August 2020 and earlier:

Go to the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system.
Enter the serial number in the field.
Click the blue "Documents" tab.
In the document description column, click on “Petition to Director Denied” or “Petition to Director Granted” (as applicable).

2019 petition decisions

To read a decision:

Go to the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system.
Enter the serial number in the field.
Click the blue "Documents" tab.
In the document description column, click on “Petition to Director Denied” or “Petition to Director Granted” (as applicable).

November 2019 

October 2019 

September 2019 

2018 petition decisions

To read a decision:

Go to the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system.
Enter the serial number in the field.
Click the blue "Documents" tab.
In the document description column, click on “Petition to Director Denied” or “Petition to Director Granted” (as applicable).

December 2018 

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