§ 2.21 - Requirements for receiving a filing date.

§ 2.21 Requirements for receiving a filing date.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 84 FR 37093, July 31, 2019.

Cross Reference

This amendment was delayed until Dec. 21, 2019, at 84 FR 52363, Oct. 2, 2019.

Cross Reference

Link to a correction of the above amendment published at 84 FR 68046, Dec. 13, 2019.

Cross Reference

This amendment was further delayed until Feb. 15, 2020 at 84 FR 69330, December 18, 2019.

(a) The Office will grant a filing date to an application under section 1 or section 44 of the Act that is filed through TEAS, is written in the English language, and contains all of the following:

(1) The name of the , address, and email address of each applicant;

(2) A name and address for correspondence If the applicant is represented by a practitioner qualified under § 11.14 of this chapter, the practitioner's name, postal address, and email address;

(3) A clear drawing of the mark;

(4) A listing of the goods or services; and

(5) The filing fee required under § 2.6 for at least one class of goods or services, required by § 2. 6.

(b) If the applicant does not submit satisfy all the elements required in paragraph (a) of this section, the Office will deny a filing date and issue a notice explaining why the filing date was denied.

[64 FR 48918, Sept. 8, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 55762, Sept. 26, 2003; 73 FR 67767, Nov. 17, 2008

to the application unless the applicant meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section.

(c) If the applicant is a national of a country that has acceded to the Trademark Law Treaty, but not to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section to file through TEAS and provide an email address do not apply.

[84 FR 37093, July 31, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 68046, Dec. 13, 2019]