Subject Matter Index M

• Madrid Protocol ( See also Extension of protection of international registration to the United States, Registered extension of protection, and §66(a) application)— 1900
• “Mail Room Date” label, permitted paper filings— 303.02(b)
• Mail sent to USPTO related to trademarks— 302.03
• Maintenance of registration— 1602 – 1602.04
• Manner of use of mark ( See Method-of-use)
• Mark drawing code— 807.18
• Material alteration— 807.03(d) ; 807.14 – 807.14(f) ; 1604.13 ; 1609.02(a)
  • of color marks— 1202.05(d)(iii)
  • of marks containing functional matter— 1202.02(c)(i)(A)
  • of marks containing §2(b) matter— 1204.04(b)
  • of marks containing TLDs— 1215.08 – 1215.08(c)
  • of marks containing unregistrable symbols or designations— 1205.01(a)(v) ; 1205.01(c)(iv)
  • of repeating-pattern marks— 1202.19(c)
• Material difference between mark on drawing and mark in foreign registration— 807.12(b) ; 1011.01
• Meaning of term in mark, inquiry as to— 809.01(a)) ; 814
• Membership mark ( See Collective membership mark)
• Mere descriptiveness ( See Descriptiveness, mere)
• Merger, documents of— 503.02
• Method-of-use— 905 ; 1109.09
• Minor as applicant— 803.01
• Minor’s name or likeness appears in mark— 1206.04(a)
• “Misspelled” words— 1209.03(j) ; 1213.08(c)
• Mistake in applicant’s name, correction of— 1201.02(c)
• Mistake in owner’s/holder’s name, correction of— 1104.10(b)(i) ; 1108.02(a) ; 1109.10 ; 1604.07(f) ; 1613.07(e)
• Mistake in registration, correction of— 1609.10) – 1609.10(b)
• Model or grade designation— 1202.16 – 1202.16(c)(v)(B) ;
• More than one mark— 202.01 ; 807.01 ; 1202.19(g) – 1202.19(g)(ii) ; 1214.01
• Motion marks— 807.11 ; 904.03(l)
• Moving goods/services between companion applications— 1402.08
• Multiple drawings— 202.01 ; 807.01
• Multiple filing bases— 806.02 – 806.02(g)
• Multiple-class application ( See Combined application)
• Musical performer/group names— 1202.09 ; 1202.09(a) ; 1301.02(b)
• “Mutilation” of mark— 807.12(d)