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[Federal Register: October 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 204)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-T-2009-0045]

 
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') 

issued the sixth edition of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure 

(``TMEP'') on October 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any suggestions for improving the 

form and content of the TMEP be submitted via electronic mail message 

to tmtmep@uspto.gov. Written comments may also be submitted by mail 

addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, 

VA 22313-1451, marked to the attention of Editor, Trademark Manual of 

Examining Procedure or by hand delivery to the Trademark Assistance 

Center, Concourse Level, James Madison Building-East Wing, 600 Dulany 

Street, Alexandria, Virginia, marked to the attention of Editor, 

Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary E. Hannon, Office of the Deputy 

Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, by electronic mail at: 

mary.hannon@uspto.gov; or by mail addressed to: Commissioner for 

Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the 

attention of Mary E. Hannon.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 12, 2009, the USPTO issued the 

sixth edition of the TMEP, which provides USPTO trademark examining 

attorneys, trademark applicants, and attorneys and representatives for 

trademark applicants with a reference on the practices and procedures 

for prosecution of applications to register marks in the USPTO. The 

TMEP contains guidelines for examining attorneys and materials in the 

nature of information and interpretation, and outlines the procedures 

which examining attorneys are required or authorized to follow in the 

examination of trademark applications.

    The sixth edition incorporates USPTO trademark practice and 

relevant case law reported prior to September 1, 2009. The policies 

stated in this revision supersede any previous policies stated in prior 

editions, examination guides, or any other statement of USPTO policy, 

to the extent that there is any conflict.

    The TMEP may be viewed or downloaded free of charge from the USPTO 

Web site at: http://tess2.uspto.gov/tmdb/tmep/.


    Dated: October 19, 2009.

David J. Kappos,

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

[FR Doc. E9-25581 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]

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