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Statement of Use Submissions | Cohn Legal Group
Trademark Statements of Use
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires a desired name/logo/slogan to be used in commerce before awarding it trademark rights. In order for the applicant to convey to the USPTO that the trademark does, in fact, meet the Use in Commerce requirement, the applicant must submit a Statement of Use. A Statement of Use is a form provided by the USPTO and may by definition only be completed once the desired trademark is actually being used in commerce. Without the Statement of Use, your mark cannot officially qualify as a trademark.
What’s Required to File a Statement of Use
When filing a Statement of Use, the applicant is instructing the USPTO that he is, in fact, using the trademark in commerce. The USPTO, unfortunately, does not merely take the applicant’s word for it but instead requires a Specimen, or piece of evidence, illustrating the mark’s use in commerce. Depending on the nature of the Goods/Services claimed in the trademark application, different specimens may or may not be acceptable for submission. For example, if the applicant is an accountant who applies for the Trademark “Alpha Time”, one example of an acceptable specimen may be a picture of a page on the Applicant’s website which lists the accounting services (along with various price points) with the name “Alpha Time” at the top of the page.
Statement Of Use: The Details Matter
Timing is Everything – Here’s When to File a Statement of Use
Statements of Use are proof that the Applicant is, in fact, using the trademark in commerce. The applicant must file the Statement of Use within six months of the USPTO issuing the Notice of Allowance (NOA). In the event that the Applicant is not yet using the mark in commerce (within this-month timeframe), the applicant must submit a Statement of Use extension request.
Government Fees for the Statement of Use Filing
The USPTO allows applicants to file Statements of Use either electronically or through the mail. In the event that the applicant chooses to file the Statement of Use electronically, the USPTO filing fee is $100.00 per class. Conversely, to file the Statement of USe form through the mail, the USPTO filing fee is $200.00 per class.
How Can I File a Statement of Use
The mechanics of filing a Statement of Use can be slightly tricky and it is naturally advisable to contact your Trademark Lawyer before engaging with the USPTO.
Statement of Use Requirements from the USPTO – The Following May Be Found Directly and Exactly in the TFSR
§2.88 Statement of use after notice of allowance.
(a) When to file a statement of use.
(1) In an application under section 1(b) of the Act, a statement of use, required under section 1(d) of the Act, must be filed within six months after issuance of a notice of allowance under section 13(b)(2) of the Act, or within an extension of time granted under § 2.89. A statement of use filed prior to issuance of a notice of allowance is premature and will not be reviewed.
(i) For a trademark, service mark, collective trademark, collective service mark, and certification mark, a statement of use may be filed only when the mark has been in use in commerce on or in connection with all the goods or services specified in the notice of allowance for which the applicant will seek registration in that application. For a collective membership mark, a statement of use may be filed only when the mark has been in use in commerce to indicate membership in the collective membership organization specified in the notice of allowance for which the applicant will seek registration in that application.
(ii) A statement of use may be accompanied by a request in accordance with § 2.87 to divide out from the application the goods, services, or classes not yet in use in commerce.
(2) One specimen showing how the applicant, member, or authorized user uses the mark in commerce. See § 2.56 for the requirements for specimens;
(3) Fee(s). The fee required by § 2.6 per class. The applicant must pay a filing fee sufficient to cover at least one class within the statutory time for filing the statement of use, or the application will be abandoned. If the applicant submits a fee insufficient to cover all the classes in a multiple-class application, the applicant should specify the classes to be abandoned. If the applicant timely submits a fee sufficient to pay for at least one class, but insufficient to cover all the classes, and the applicant has not specified the class(es) to be abandoned, the Office will issue a notice granting the applicant additional time to submit the fee(s) for the remaining class(es) or to specify the class(es) to be abandoned. If the applicant does not submit the required fee(s) or specify the class(es) to be abandoned within the set time period, the Office will apply the fees paid, beginning with the lowest numbered class, in ascending order. The Office will delete the class(es) not covered by the fees submitted;
(4) For a collective mark, the requirements of § 2.44(a)(4)(i)(A);
(5) For a certification mark, the requirements of § 2.45(a)(4)(i)(A) through (C); and
(1) The fee required by § 2.6 for at least one class;
(e) Notification of refusals and requirements. A timely filed statement of use that meets the minimum requirements specified in paragraph (c) of this section will be examined in accordance with §§ 2.61 through 2.69. If, as a result of the examination of the statement of use, the applicant is found not entitled to registration, the applicant will be notified and advised of the reasons and of any formal requirements or refusals. The statement of use may be amended in accordance with §§ 2.59 and 2.71 through 2.75.
(h) Amending the application. The statement of use may include amendments in accordance with §§ 2.51, 2.59, and 2.71 through 2.75.
(i) Concurrent use. If the application is amended to concurrent use under § 2.73, the statement of use must include a verified statement modified in accordance with § 2.33(f), § 2.44(d), or § 2.45(d).
(j) Multiple-class application. For the requirements of a multiple-class application, see § 2.86.