You may return to one either the section index , or to the key word index . If an applicant proposes to amend the identification of goods or services after publication by restricting or deleting items from the existing statement, and the amendment is otherwise proper, the Office will approve the amendment, and the mark will not be republished. Amendments to an identification to add goods or services or to broaden its scope are not permitted at any point in the prosecution of an application. 804.09 and 804.10. If the applicant proposes to amend the class after publication, and the amendment is otherwise proper, the Office will approve the amendment and will republish the mark.
Republication is required in all cases to ensure notice to the public.
If the applicant proposes to amend the mark and the amendment represents a material alteration to the mark, the Office will not approve the amendment. Any amendment to the drawing after publication must also conform to all requirements generally applicable to such amendments before publication. If the applicant proposes to amend the dates of use to adopt a date which is before the date originally stated, than the Office will approve the amendment and will not republish the mark. Any amendment to the dates of use must conform to the requirements generally applicable to such amendments before publication. If the applicant proposes to amend the application to insert a disclaimer after publication, and the amendment is otherwise proper, the Office will approve the amendment and will not republish the mark.