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TMEP 1004: Applications Based on Foreign Registrations Under §44(e), Oct. 2015 Ed. (BitLaw)
TMEP 1004: Applications Based on Foreign Registrations Under §44(e)
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1004 Applications Based on Foreign Registrations Under §44(e)
If an eligible applicant (see TMEP §1002.01) owns a valid registration from the applicant’s country of origin, the applicant may base its U.S. application on that foreign registration under §44(e).
A §44(e) application for a trademark or service mark must meet the following requirements:
For the requirements under §44(e) for collective and certification marks, see TMEP §1303.01(a)(iv) for collective trademark or collective service mark applications, TMEP §1304.02(a)(iv) for collective membership mark applications, and TMEP §1306.02(a)(iv) for certification mark applications.
If the applicant is not domiciled in the United States, the applicant is encouraged to designate a domestic representative, i.e., a person residing in the United States on whom may be served notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark. 15 U.S.C. §1051(e); TMEP §610. This can be done through TEAS, at http://www.uspto.gov.
An applicant may not file an application under §44(e), or amend an application to add or substitute a §44(e) basis, before the registration in the applicant’s country of origin has issued. An applicant can file under §44(d) within six months after the filing date of an application in the applicant’s country of origin (see TMEP §§1003 et seq.). However, once this six-month priority period has passed, an applicant cannot file an application in the United States based on a pending foreign application.