Subject Matter Index D

• 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 – 711.02
• 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)
• 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)
  • care of (c/o) address— 601.01(b)(1)
  • determining— 601.01
  • hiding— 601.01(d)
  • mail forwarding service— 601.01(b)(1)
  • must be kept current— 601.01(c)
  • non-street address— 601.01(b)(1)
  • owners with non-U.S. domicile— 601.01(a)
  • owners with U.S. domicile— 601.01(b)
  • post-office box— 601.01(b)(1)
  • TEAS Plus filing requirement— 819.01(b)
• 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 TEAS 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