Attachment C - INDEX TO CHANGES
June 2015
TBMP Section: | Nature of Change: |
THROUGHOUT MANUAL | |
Spacing, punctuation and formatting corrections as needed for consistency. Curly quotes substituted for straight quotes "E-mail" changed to "email" Corrections to order of citations where appropriate in accordance with citation and manual protocols; pin point cites and parenthetical information Added to cases brought forward from previous editions where appropriate Citations to McCarthy’s checked and year updated (2015). (McCarthy is referenced only in Chapters 300 and 600) Citations to Wright & Miller Federal Practice and Procedure (FPP) checked and year updated (2014). (Referenced in Chapters 300, 400, 500, 700) Check, and updates as necessary, the Trademark Rules of Practice, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Circuit Rules, TMEP cross references; TBMP cross references Change "Trademark Examining Operation" to "Trademark Operation." Delete reference to TMEO | |
CHAPTER 100 | |
Chapter 100 TOC | 111 : Changed title from EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURE to 111 : PRIORITY MAIL EXPRESS ® PROCEDURE 111.02: REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIORITY MAIL EXPRESS |
101.01 | 2d para: Added wording An electronic version of …..CFR may"; removed the word "also" 3d para: Removed reference to Part 10 of the CFR |
101.03 | 2d para: Added the correct link to the FIOA Reading Room Note 1: Added the correct link to the FIOA Reading Room |
101.04 | Added the correct link to the USPTO News and Updates |
101.05 | Note 2: Update Addressee |
102.01 | Note 1: Add Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor NYC LLC and Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc. |
102.03 | Notes 1 & 2: Add B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. |
103 | Update Addressee Note 1: removed |
105 | 37 CFR § 11.305: Add initial wording |
106.02 | 37 CFR 2.193(e)(2)(ii) Added 4th para: [Note 5] moved; new sentence concerning joint applicants 7th para: clarifying word added 8th para: clarifying wording added |
106.03 | 1st para: Changed "may only" be filed to "must" be filed…; new [Note 2], remaining notes renumbered 6th para: Changed reference to Express Mail to Priority Mail Express® 7th para: Add sentence Note 2: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; renumbered other notes |
107 | 37 CFR § 2.195: Changed Express Mail to Priority Mail Express® 2d Address: Update Addressee |
108 | 1st para: Added more information about contents of receipts; new [Note 1], remaining notes renumbered Note 1: Add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co.; remaining note renumbered |
109 | 37 CFR § 2.195 & body of section: Changed Express Mail to Priority Mail Express® |
110.02 | Updated Addressee |
110.03 | Updated Addressee |
110.09 | 4th para: Changed reference from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® 6th para: New; new [Note 2] & [Note 3] New Note 2: Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. New Note 3: Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. |
110.09(a) | Changed reference from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® |
110.09(c)(2) | 3d para: Clarifying language Added |
110.09(c)(2) | Note 3: Add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. and Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. dba Watermark Cruises |
110.09(d) | 2d para: correct "TBMP § 2.113" to TBMP § 113" |
111 | Changed Title to Priority Mail Express® |
111.01 | Replace the entire 37 CFR § 2.198 Changed references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® Note 2: Add "Please Note" information |
111.02 | Title & body: Changed references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® 2d para: Add clarifying language |
111.03 | Changed references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® |
113 | 37 CFR § 2.119: updated subsections (4) and 6(c) by Changing references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® |
113.02 | Delete outdated information |
113.04 | Changed references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® |
113.05 | Throughout: Changed references from Express Mail to Priority Mail Express ® 3d para: Add X-ref to TBMP § 801.02 |
114.06 | 2d para: Add new last sentence; new [Note 1]; renumber remaining note New Note 1: Add Birlinn Ltd. v. Steward; and discussion in text second paragraph; renumber remaining note |
116.02 | 37 CFR § 2.19(b): update reference from 10.40 to 11.116 Add clarifying language |
117.03 | Note 2: correct reference to 37 CFR § 2.18 by deleting (d) |
117.08 | Add new last sentence; new [Note 3]; new internal cross reference New Note 3: Birlinn Ltd. v. Stewart |
118.01 | Added USPTO’s website link and WIPO link |
119.03 | 1st para: Information updated and clarified |
120.02 | 3d para: Additional information provided |
120.03 | 2d para: Removed first sentence |
121 | Note 2: URL updated |
CHAPTER 200 | |
202.01 | Chart: correct CFR references |
203.01(a) | Chart: correct CFR references |
203.01(b) | 1st & 2d paras: Add clarifying language |
203.03 | Para 1, first sentence: Add cross reference to TBMP § 114.06 Note 3: Add Birlinn Ltd. v. Stewart |
203.04 | Last sentence: delete redundant language |
203.05 | 2d para, last sentence: delete outdated information |
207.01 | Chart: correct CFR references |
205 | 1st para: clarify language |
208 | Para 2, first sentence: Add cross reference to TBMP §§ 114 and 203.03 |
210 | 3d para: modify run-on sentence to two sentences |
212.01 | Para 3, third sentence: Add cross reference to TBMP § 203.03 |
216 | 5th para: clarifying language |
218 | 4th para: clarifying language |
CHAPTER 300 | |
301.01 | 2d & 3d paras: clarifying language added Note 1: correct statutory reference Note 3: correct statutory references; add new statutory reference Note 5: Add more statutory references |
301.03 | Note 1: correct statutory reference |
305.01 | 1st & 2d paras: clarifying language added |
305.02 | 1st & 3d paras: clarifying language added |
306.01 | 5th para: clarifying language added |
306.04 | 4th para: correction from Trademark Act to TBMP for a reference Note 1: after "Please Note," informative wording added |
309.01 | Note 1: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. |
309.02(a) | 1st para, fourth sentence: Add explanation for paper mailing "Registrant information in petition to cancel": information added |
309.02(b) | 1st para: correct 37 CFR § 10.1(c) to 37 CFR § 11.1 Note 1: Add Birlinn Ltd. v. Stewart; TBMP § 114.06 |
309.02(c)(2) | 3d & 7th paras: information added 8th para: correction to terminology Note 19: Add 37 CFR § 2.118 |
309.03(a)(1) | Note 4: Add Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
309.03(a)(2) | Note 3: Add Johnson v. City of Shelby Note 4: Add Johnson v. City of Shelby; Federal Practice and Procedure |
309.03(b) | Note 2: Add NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Note 15: Add Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp. Note 17: Add Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard; updated Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. |
309.03(c) | Note 5: Add United Global Media Grp., Inc. v. Tseng; Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp Note 7: update Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 13: Add Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc. ; In re Tam Note 17: Add Dragon Bleu (SARL) v. VENM, LLC Note 18: update Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc. v. AFP Imaging Corp. Note 21: Add Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor NYC LLC; delete Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. v. The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. Note 27: delete Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. v. The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. Note 30: Add: McDonald’s Corp. v. McSweet LLC; Chanel, Inc. v. Makarczyk; update Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc. v. AFP Imaging Corp. Note 31: Note 31: update Bayer Consumer Care AG v. Belmora LLC Note 33: Add Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Ahmad; Dragon Bleu (SARL) v. VENM, LLC |
309.03(d) | Notes 6 & 16: Add Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners |
309.04 | 4th & 8th & 12th paras: clarifying language & sentence restructuring Note 1: Add Birlinn Ltd. v. Stewart |
310.01 | Para 8, sixth sentence: Clarify Board notification procedures regarding designated representatives for extensions of protection to the United States |
310.03(b) | 2d para: TBMP cross reference added |
311.01 | Note 3: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. |
311.02(b) | Last para: correction to statutory reference Note 2: Add Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp. Note 22: Add Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC |
311.02(c) | Note 1: update Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana , Inc. |
312.01 | Corrected reference to TBMP 401.02 in "Please note" |
312.03 | Added reference to TBMP 312.03 paragraph 2 Notes 3 & 6: introductory signal changed |
313.01 | Last para, following [Note 12.]: TBMP cross reference added Note 9: Add Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners and Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. v. RStudio , Inc. |
313.05 | 2d para: delete redundant TBMP cross reference |
314 | 4th para: Add TBMP cross reference Note 3: corrected pinpoint cite an added parenthetical United States Olympic Committee v. Bata Shoe Co. Note 4: Added parentheticals to these cases: Hilson Research Inc ; Trans Union Corp. v. Trans Leasing International, Inc.; J.B. Wil liams Co. v. Pepsodent G.m.b.H .; Johnson & Johnson v. Rexall Drug Co.; Neville Chemical Co. v. Lubrizol Corp. Note 8: Added parentheticals to these cases: United Global Media Group., Inc. v. Tseng; UMG Recordings Inc. v. O’Rourke; Standard Knitting Ltd. v. Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; DC Comics v. Pan American Grain Manufacturing Co.; M & T Chemicals Inc. v. Stepan Chemical Co. |
315 | Line 11, deleted 15 USC § 1141f(a) application; lines 12 and 14 added "opposition" before cover form. Renumbered second [Note 5] as [Note 6] Note 4: Added parenthetical Hunt Control Systems Inc. v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Notes 4, 5 & 6: Add Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
317 | 3d para: move information following [Note 5] to para 7 for clarity Note 1: Added parentheticals to the following cases: See Republic Steel Co. v. M.P.H. Manufacturing Corp.; Baseball Americ a Inc. v. Powerplay Sports Ltd.; Hard Rock Café Intl (USA) Inc. v. Elsea (brief may not be used as a vehicle for introduction of evidence); Home Juice Co. v. Runglin Cos.; Intersat Corp. v. International Telecommun ications Satellite Organization; Syosset Laborator ies, Inc. v. TI Pharmaceuticals; Cities Serv ice Co. v. WMF of America, Inc.; A-1-A Corp. v. The Gillette Co.; Permatex Co. v. California Tube Products, Inc., Note 2: amended parenthetical Bausch & Lomb In c. v. Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Note 3: Add Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. Note 4: Added parenthetical to Bausch & Lomb In c. v. Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Note 6: Add United Global Media Group., Inc. v. Tseng |
318 | Note 1: Add NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. |
CHAPTER 400 | |
401.01 | Quotation to Board’s institution order amended Added sentence after [Note 13] Added new sentence end of paragraph 3 Added new paragraphs 4 and 5 Added last paragraph Note 1: Added 37 CFR § 2.120(a)(1) Note 7: Added pinpoint cite to Boston Red So x Baseball Club LP v. Chaveriat Note 9: Added pinpoint cite to Promgirl , Inc. v. JPC Co. |
401.03 | Added new material after [Note 1] Added new [Note 2] Renumbered Notes 2-16 to notes 3-17 Added new notes 18-25 Added new text, 2 paragraphs, after renumbered note 16, now note 17 Added "and to the duty to supplement" and "TBMP § 408" to second to last sentence at end of section before notes New note 2: Fed. R. Evid. 702. See also Notes of Advisory Committee on Proposed Rules. See e.g, McDonald's Corp. v. McSweet, LLC ("While a party is not required to employ an expert to be able to direct criticisms to an opposing party's survey, having a qualified expert confirm that the criticisms reflect the relevant standards employed in the survey field would lend Additional weight to such criticisms."); Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. (witness qualified as an expert in the field of travel writing and journalism based on professional experience as a travel writer and editor) Renumbered note 5 (formerly note 4), added: See also Fed. R. Civ. P 26(b)(4)(D); Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. (discussing the differences between testifying and consulting experts in connection with redesignation of a testifying expert as a consulting expert) Renumbered note 17 (formerly note 16) Added: See e.g., Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC (after balancing relevant factors, substitution of witness and expert report after expert disclosure deadline due to witness unavailability found to be substantially justified and harmless under circumstances of the case); Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International, LLC (after balancing relevant factors, untimely disclosure of expert opinion not substantially justified or harmless under circumstances of case) New note 18: Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. New note 19: Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC New Note 20: Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC New Note 21: Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. New Note 22: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(D)(ii); Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. New Note 23: Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1); Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC; Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters Int'l, LLC New Note 24: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1)(A); Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters Int'l, LLC New Note 25: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(2); Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC; Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters Int'l, LLC |
402.01 | Paragraph 1, third sentence deleted "certain types" Note 1: Added FMR Corp. v. Alliant Partners Note 2: Added The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Note 3: Added The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Note 4: Added FMR Corp. v. Alliant Partners; Dow Corning Corp. v. The Doric Corp. Note 5: Added., Domond v. 37.37, Inc. Note 9: Added Domond v. 37.37, Inc. Note 10: Added parentheticals to these cases: Tektronix, Inc. v. Tek Associates, Inc.; Gastown Inc. of Delaware v. Gas City, Ltd. |
402.02 | Note 4: Added parentheticals to See also Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Benjamin Ansehl Co.; Varian Associates v. Fairfield-Noble Corp.; J.B. Williams Co. v. Pepsodent G.m.b.H .; Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Schattner; Miller & Fink Corp. v. Servicemaster Hospital Corp.; Cool-Ray, Inc. v. Eye Care, Inc. Note 5: Added reference to Fed. R. Evid. 502 Note 6: Added parentheticals to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Tyrco;Industries; Johnson & Johnson v. Rexall Drug Co.; Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc.; Amerace Corp. v. USM Corp.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Uniroyal, Inc.; added reference to Fed. R. Evid. 502 |
403.02 | Note 4: Add parenthetical Smith International, Inc. v. Olin Corp.; Rhone-Poulenc Industries v. Gulf Oil Corp. |
403.03 | Note 2: Added parenthetical Fort Howard Paper Co. v. C.V. Gambina Inc. Note 4: Added parenthetical Miss America Pageant v. Petite Productions, Inc.; Giant Food, Inc. v. Standard Terry Mills, Inc. Note 6: Add parenthetical H .D. Lee Co. v. Maidenform , Inc. Note 8: See Gi ersch v. Scripps Networks, Inc.; Hobie Designs, Inc. v. Fred Hayman Beverly Hills, Inc. |
403.04 | Note 5: Add parenthetical Miss America Pageant v. Petite Productions, Inc.; Neville Chemical Co. v. Lubrizol Corp.
Note 7: Add parenthetical Boston Red So x Baseball Club LP v. Chaveriat |
404.03(a)(2) | Para. 1 and 4, modify language slightly Note 4: Add Ate My Heart v. GA GA Jeans and Add parenthetical for existing case |
404.03(c)(2) | Para. 2: update cite to Black’s Law Dictionary Paras. 7-9, 14: update language slightly |
404.03(e) | Para 1 & 2: re-written and clarified |
404.04 | Paras. 1 and 2: modify language slightly |
404.06(a) | Heading: update language slightly Note 6: update language slightly |
404.06(b) | Note 7: Add parenthetical for existing case |
404.06(c) | Para. 3: new |
404.07(b) | Note 2: Add reference to 37 CFR § 2.124(d)(2) |
404.07(e) | Para. 4: Add sentence referencing TBMP § 310.03(b) |
406.04(b) | Note 11: Added parenthetical to Electronic Industries Association v. Potega and removed cf. signal |
408.01 | Note 1: Added Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. Note 2: Added Amazon Technologies Inc. v. Wax |
408.01(a) | New last paragraph. |
408.01(b) | 4th para: new [Note 7], remaining notes renumbered New 5th paragraph Note 1: Added Spier Wines (PTY) Ltd. v. Shepher Note 6: Added Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. New Note 7: Spier Wines (PTY) Ltd. v. Shepher; remaining notes renumbered Notes 9 & 11: Added Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. |
408.01(c) | Note 6: Added Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc.; Amazon Technologies Inc. v. Wax Note 7: Added Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. |
408.03 | New 3rd para. New [Note 9] Note 2: Added Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International; Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. Note 9: Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International, LLC |
409 | Note 1: Deleted Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. v. Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. |
410 | Note 9: Added Domond v. 37.37, Inc. and Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. |
411.05 | 1st para: Added clarifying language, new [Note 3] Note 1: Added Electronic Industries Association v. Potega New Note 3: Added Electronic Industries Association v. Potega |
412.01 | Added "or that requests for admissions need not be answered" before [Note 16] Note 5: Added Hunter Indus., Inc. v. Toro Co. Note 9: Added Couch/ Braunsdorf Affini ty, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC; subsequent history added: General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry SA Note 16: Added The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. |
412.01(a) | New subsection: Proper Designation of Confidential Matter |
412.01(b) | New subsection: Challenging the Designation of Confidential Matter |
412.01(c) | New subsection: Over-designation: Improper designation of confidential filings with the Board |
412.02(b) | Added New Note 1: Provisions for Protecting Confidentiality of Information Revealed During Board Proceeding, O.G. Notice (June 20, 2000); See Amazon Technologies Inc. v. Wax; renumbered Note 1 to Note 2; Note 2 to Note 3 |
412.02(c) | Delete outdated practice; add cross reference |
412.02(d) | Added information in (12) |
412.03 | Added new note 1; renumbered notes 1-3 to 2-4 Added note 1: Sports Authority Michigan Inc. v. PC Authority Inc.; added reference to O.G. Notice (June 20, 2000) Note 3: Added parenthetical Fort Howard Paper Co. v. C.V. Gambina Inc.; added S & L Acquisition Co. v. Helene Arpels Inc. |
412.04 | Correct wording of 37 CFR 2.27(d) Paragraph 1 Added preferred practice of setting out confidential information in brackets for unredacted version of confidential filing Paragraph 2: delete [Note 5], renumber remaining notes Paragraph 3 Added reference to TBMP § 110.09 Added new note 1; renumbered notes 1-7 to notes 2-8 Added New Note 1: Turdin v. Trilobite, Ltd.; Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc.; renumbered notes 2-8 Note 3: Added Couch/ Braunsdorf Affini ty, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC; Swiss Watch International Inc. v. Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry Note 5 deleted; renumbered; remaining notes renumbered |
412.05 | Revised Note 1: deleted |
412.06 | Note 1: Added Domond v. 37.37, Inc.; The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Note 6: Added Cf. Hot Tamale Mama…and Mo re, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. ; Amazon Technologies Inc. v. Wax |
412.06(a) | Added sentence at end of subsection and Note [14] Added "please note" Added to note 1: FMR Corp. v. Alliant Partners Added Note 14: reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(D)(ii) and case reference: Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. |
412.06(b) | Note 4: Domond v. 37.37, Inc.; The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Note 5: Added Domond v. 3 7.37, Inc.; amended parenthetical The Phillies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. |
CHAPTER 500 | |
501.01 | Note 2: Added Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp.; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea , LLC Note 3: Added Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp.; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea, LLC Note 5: Added Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC |
502.01 | Note 4: Added Cf. Hunter Industries Inc. v. Toro Co. |
502.02(b) | Note 11: Added S & L Acquisition Co. v. Helene Arpels Inc. |
502.02(c) | Added new 4th paragraph Add information to last paragraph |
502.05 | Note 1: Added NSM Re sources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.; General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industries SA |
502.06(a) | 2d para: Add TBMP cross references Revised to remove references to petitions to the Director |
503.01 | Note 5: Added Cf. NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. |
503.02 | Added sentence at end of first paragraph Added new Note 4, Ashcroft v. Iqbal. See, e.g., Dragon Bleu (SARL) v. VENM, LLC; Covidien LP v. Masimo Corp. Renumbered Notes 4-6 to 5-7 Note 4: Added Dragon Bleu (SARL) v. VENM, LLC |
503.03 | Notes 2 and 4: Added Dragon Bleu (SARL) v. VENM, LLC |
506.01 | Note 1: Added Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. |
507.01 | Notes 5 and 6: Added Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
507.02 | Note 7: Added Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
507.02(a) | Note 1: Added Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
507.03(b) | Note 1: Added Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor NYC LLC |
510.02(a) | Note 5: Added Birlinn Ltd. v. Stewart |
510.03(a) | Add new last paragraph; new [Note 17] Note 17: citing Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules, 72 Fed. Reg. 42242, 42246 (August 1, 2007). See e.g., Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd.; General Council of the Assemblies of God v . Heritage Music Foundation |
511 | Note 1: Added Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. Added parentheticals: Regatta Sport Ltd. v. Telux -Pioneer Inc.; Estate of Biro v. Bic Corp.; Helene Curtis Industries Inc. v. Suave Shoe Corp.; Bigfoot 4x4 Inc. v. Bear Foot Inc.; Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Gold Circle Insurance Co.; Plus Products v. Medical Modalities Associates, Inc. Note 3: Added parenthetical Societe Des Produits Marnier Lapostolle v. Distillerie Moccia S.R.L. Note 4: corrected cite to WRIGHT & MILLER |
512.01 | Note 1: Added NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. Note 9: Added NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. Note 9: Added parentheticals Pro-Cuts v. Schilz -Price Enterprises Inc.; Western Worldwide Enterprises Group Inc. v. Qinqdao Brewery; Tonka Corp. v. Tonka Tools, Inc.; Huffy Corp. v. Geoffrey Inc.; S & L Acquisition Co. v. Helene Arpels Inc.; Mason Engineering & Design Corp. v. Mateson Chemical Corp.; E.E. Dickinson Co. v. T.N. Dickinson Co.; Hamilton Burr Publishing Co. v. E. W. Communications, Inc. Note 10: Added parentheticals See also Binney & Smith Inc. v. Magic Marker Industries, Inc.; Electronic Realty Associates, Inc. v. Extra Risk Associates, Inc.; Liberty & Co. v. Liberty Trouser Co.; Gold Eagle Products Co. v. National Dynamics Corp.; Aloe Creme Laboratories, Inc. v. Aloe 99, Inc. Note 12: Added parentheticals Pro-Cuts v. Schilz -Price Enterprises Inc.; Pennsylvania Fashion Factory, Inc. v. Fashion Factory, Inc. |
512.02 | Note 1: Added parenthetical., WMA Group Inc. v. Western International Media Corp.; Perma Ceram Enterprises Inc. v. Preco Industries Ltd.; NutraSweet Co. v. K & S Foods Inc.; Binney & Smith Inc. v. Magic Marker Industries, Inc. Note 2: Added parenthetical National Blank Book Co. v. Leather Crafted Products |
512.04 | Note 1: Added parentheticals Mason Engineering & Design Corp. v. Mateson Chemical Corp.; Arbrook , Inc. v. La Citrique Belge , Naamloze Vennootschap; Lone Star Manufacturing Co. v. Bill Beasley, Inc.; Davidson v. Instantype , Inc.; Pyco , Inc. v. Pico Corp.; Raker Paint Factory v. United Lacquer Manufacturing Corp.; Textron, Inc. v. Gillette Co. Note 2: Added F.2d cite Huang v. Tzu Wei Chen Food Co. |
513.01 | Changed quotation of 37 CFR § 2.19(b) to reflect amendment from § 10.40 to 11.116 Paragraph 6 Added TBMP §§ 116.03 and 116.04 Note 5: Added parenthetical Pro-Cuts v. Schilz -Price Enterprises Inc. |
513.02 | Note 1: Added parentheticals Allstate Insurance Co. v. Healthy America Inc.; Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza Inc. |
514.01 | Paragraph 8: Added TMEP § 1904.14 Note 5: Added Couture v. Playdom; added parenthetical Drive Trademark Holdings LP v. Inofin |
514.03 | Note 4: Added parentheticals Personnel Data Systems Inc. v. Parameter Driven Software Inc.; Flow Technology Inc. v. Picciano; Space Base Inc. v. Stadis Corp. Note 5: Added parentheticals See Embarcadero Technologies Inc. v. RStudio Inc.; Space Base Inc. v. Stadis Corp.; See also F low Technology Inc. v. Picciano |
515 | Note 4: Added parentheticals Wilderness Group, Inc. v. Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc.; Color Key Corp. v. Color 1 Associates, Inc.; Antillian Cigar Corp. v. Benedit Cigar Corp. |
517 | Added new notes 3 and 4, and 6 renumbered note 3 to note 5 Note 2: Added Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc.; Added parenthetical Corporacion Habanos S.A. v. Guantanamera Cigars Notes 3 & 4: Consolidated Foods Corporation v. Berkshire Handkerchief Co., Inc. Note 6: Saint-Gobain Corp. v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. |
518 | Note 9: Added parenthetical Harley-Davidson Motor Co. v. Pierce Foods Corp. |
519 | Note 3: Added parentheticals See Baron Phillippe De Rothschild S.A. v. S. Rothschild & Co.; Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby Inc. v. Circle Consulting Group Inc.; Brawn of California Inc. v. Bonnie Sportswear Ltd. |
521 | Note 2: Added Ate My H eart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. Note 6: Added parenthetical Gaudreau v. Am erican Promotional Events, Inc. Note 11: Added Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd. |
522 | Note 3: Added parenthetical Unicut Corp. v. Unicut , Inc. |
523 | Note 1: Added parentheticals Spa International, In c. v. European Health Spa, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson v. Diamond Medical, Inc.; Neville Chemical Co. v. Lubrizol Corp.; Dow Corning Corp. v. Doric Corp. Note 8: Added parenthetical La Maur, Inc. v. Bagwells Enterpr ises , Inc. |
523.02 | Added to paragraph 2 and new [Note 3] Added new paragraph 3 and new [Note 4] Renumbered note 3 as [Note 5] Note 1: Added parenthetical Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. John H. Breck , Inc. Note 2: Added Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. New Note 3: Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. New Note 4: Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc. |
523.03 | Note 3: Added parenthetical Societa Per Azioni Chianti Ruffino Esportazione Vinicola Toscana v. Colli Spolentini Spoletoducale SCRL Note 4: Added parenthetical La Maur , Inc . v. Bagwells Enterprises, Inc. |
524.03 | 1st para: Deleted redundant sentence; Add Please Note and information Note 1 Added: Johnson & Johnson v. Diamond Medical, Inc. Note 2: Added Watercare Corporation v. Midwesco -Enterprise, Inc.; added parenthetical La Maur , In c. v. Bagwells Enterprises Inc.; deleted Johnson & Johnson v. Diamond Medical, Inc. |
524.04 | Note 1: Added Watercare Corporation v. Midwesco -Enterprise, Inc. |
526 | 1st para: Added reference to TBMP § 412.06 New 5th para: before "Please note" Added new Note 5 Renumbered Notes 5 to Note 6 and 6 to Note 7 Note 3: Added Domond v. 37.37, Inc.; added Weatherford/Lamb Inc. v. C&J Energy Services, Inc.; Double J of Broward Inc. v. Skalony Sportswear GmbH; C. H. Stuart Inc. v. S.S. Sarna , Inc.; amended parenthetical The Phi llies v. Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.; Moved references Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v. Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. and FMR Corp. v. Alliant Partners to new note 5 New Note 5: Added Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA GA Jeans Ltd.; Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v. Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.; FMR Corp. v. All iant Partners; Health-Tex Inc. v. Okabashi (U.S.) Corp. |
527.01(e) | Note 2: Added subsequent history to General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry SA Note 3: Added Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. |
527.01(f) | Note 2: Added Hunter Indus., Inc. v. Toro Co . |
527.02 | Note 1: Added NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.; Central Manufacturing Inc. v. Third Millennium Technology Inc. Note 2: ITC Entertainment Group Ltd. v. Nintendo of America Inc.; addition to parenthetical Note 4: Added Central Manufacturing Inc. v. Third Millennium Technology Inc. Note 5: Added NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.; added subsequent history General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry SA |
527.03 | Note 2: Added NSM Resources Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.; Central Manufacturing Inc. v. Third Millennium Technology Inc. |
528.01 | Last para: Add new sentence regarding partial summary judgment and Add new Note 21 Note 21: Add SARL Corexco v. Webid Consulting Ltd. and Multisorb Tech., Inc. v. Pactiv Corp. |
528.02 | Add new para to end and new Note 10 Note 10: Add Cooper Technologies Co. v. Denier Electric Co. |
528.05(a)(1) | Note 10: update citation for Frito-Lay N. America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC |
528.05(a)(2) | Add new para 3 and new Note 4 Renumber old Notes 4, 5 and 6 to new Notes 5, 6 and 7 Note 2: Add Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor NYC LLC; Chanel, Inc. v. Makarczyk; and Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC Note 3: Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea , LLC; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; and Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; update citation for Brooks v. Creative Arts by Calloway LLC; delete citation for Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. v. Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. New Note 4: Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; and UMG Recordings Inc. v. Mattel Inc. New Note 8: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. |
528.05(b) | Add Federal Rule Last para: Add "or flash drive" as clarification Add new Note 6 Note 1: Add Ava Ruha Corp. v. Mother’s Nutritional Center, Inc. New Note 6: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. |
528.05(e) | Add 37 CFR § 2.122(e) Note 2: update citation for Brooks v. Creative Arts by Calloway LLC |
528.06 | Note 8: Add Ava Ruha Corp. v. Mother’s Nutritional Center, Inc |
528.07(a) | Note 5: Add Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp. |
529 | Note 1: Add Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp. and McDonald's Corp. v. McSweet, LLC |
532 | Note 1: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd, Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. and Carefirst of Maryland Inc. v. FirstHealth of the Carolinas Inc. Note 2: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 3: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng Note 4: Add FUJIFILM SonoSi te , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. |
533.02(a) | Paragraph 3 Added new last sentence, reference to TBMP § 413.01 and TBMP § 502.06(a) |
533.02(b) | Last para: Add new last sentence Note 7: update citation for Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. |
533.03 | Para 1: Add new sentence and reference to new Notes 1 and 3; renumber former Note 1 to new Note 2 Note 1: Add Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc.; Krause v. Krause Publications Inc.; and Marshall Field & Co. v. Mrs. Fields Cookies New Note 3: Add Wet Seal Inc. v. FD Management Inc. and Hard Rock Café International (USA) Inc. v. Elsea |
534.02 | Para 5: Add clarifying language Added new note 1: 37 37 CFR § 2.132(a); Otter Products LLC v. BaseOneLabs LLC; Loren Cook Company v. The Acme Engineering and Manufacturing Corporation; renumbered notes 1-10 to notes 2-10 Note 3: Add Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. and Cutino v. Nightlife Media, Inc. |
536 | Paras 2 and 3: Add clarifying language |
539 | Note 6: Add Lincoln National Corp. v. Anderson |
540 | 1st para: correct wording |
541.01 | Para 1: Add clarifying language |
541.02 | 1st para: Add information |
542 | Last para: update information |
544 | Note 2: modify parenthetical information for Rolex Watch USA Inc. v. AFP Imaging Corp. |
CHAPTER 600 | |
602.01 | 37 CFR § 2.68(a): Add new last sentence 3d para: Add new sentence before [Note 2] |
602.02(a) | 37 CFR § 2.172: Add new last sentence 3d para: Delete now incorrect information Note 6: Delete Christiane E LLC v. International Expedition Inc.; add 37 CFR § 2.172 |
603 | 37 CFR § 2.68(a): Add new last sentence |
605.03(b) | Note 3: Corrected URL and citation to the International Bureau’s Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Ag reement and the Madrid Protocol |
CHAPTER 700 | |
702.01 | Note 2: Add Domond v. 37.37, Inc.; add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. Note 4: Add Domond v. 37.37, Inc. Note 10: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. Note 15: rewrite parenthetical to Great Seats Inc.; Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. |
702.04(a) | Note 1: Add Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor; Chanel, Inc. v. Makarczyk; Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC Note 2: Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea , LLC; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC Note 3: delete Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. v. Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. Note 5: Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. Note 6: Add B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. |
702.04(c) | Para 1, first sentence: Added new Note 1 New Note 1: Add Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC |
702.04(d) | Note 2: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp. Note 4: Add Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International, LLC |
702.04(e) | Note 1: Add Harry Winston Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp.; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea , LLC; Board of Regents; University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc. |
702.05 | Note 1: Update subsequent history of General Mills Inc. v. Fa ge Dairy Processing Industry SA Note 2: Update subsequent history of General Mills Inc. v. Fa ge Dairy Processing Industry SA Note 6: Update subsequent history of General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processi ng Industry SA |
703.01(e) | Clarified wording regarding Board’s counting of days Note 2: Add 37 CFR § 2.119 |
703.01(f)(2) | Add "pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 24 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 45" Note: 4 Add Ate My Heart v. GA GA Jeans |
703.01(g) | 1st & 2d paras: Clarified language |
703.01(i) | New [Note 9] & [Note 10]; renumber remaining notes Note 9: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co. Note 10: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. Note 11: Re-numbered original note 9 as note 11 |
703.01(p) | 1st & 3d paras: Add language regarding marking of material in confidential submissions and practice tips for confidential paper submissions Last para: Add cross-reference to TBMP § 120.02 and TBMP § 412 Note 3: Update subsequent history of General Mills Inc. v. Fa ge Dairy Processing Industry SA Note 7: Add Couch/ Braunsdorf Affinity, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC Note 8: Couch/ Braunsdorf Affinity, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC |
704.02 | New Note 1 Note 1: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. |
704.03(a) | Note 1: update citation for Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. |
704.03(b)(1)(A) | Second to last paragraph: correct cross-reference to TBMP Note 1: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng Note 2: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng, Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. and FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 4: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng Note 8: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng, Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. and FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 14: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng and Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. Note 15: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng and Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. Note 17: Add Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp. and Couch/ Braunsdorf Affinity, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC Note 19: United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng and Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. Note 24: update citation for Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC |
704.03(b)(1)(B) | First sentence: slight clarification Note 1: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 7: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. and Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. Note 8: update citation for Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. |
704.03(b)(2) | Note 2: Add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. Note 3: update citation for Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC; add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. |
704.05(a) | Note 1: Add Chanel, Inc. v. Makarczyk |
704.06(b) | End of sentence: slight clarification |
704.07 | Note 4: Add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. Note 5: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng; update citation for Brooks v. Creative Arts By Calloway LLC |
704.08(a) | Last sentence: Add reference to legibility and entering publications in record Note 3: Add Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 5: update citation for Swatch AG (Swatch SA) (Swatch Ltd.) v. M.Z. Berger & Co. Note 6: update citation for Brooks v. Creative Arts By Calloway LLC Note 10: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. and Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co. |
704.08(b) | Note 1: Add Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 2: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng and Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 3: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 4: Add Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 5: Add Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. Note 6: Add Alcatraz Media Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. |
704.09 | Eighth sentence: Add TBMP cross-reference Note 2: Add Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp. Note 4: Add Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co.; clarify parenthetical and update citation for Swatch AG (Swatch SA) (Swatch Ltd.) v. M.Z. Berger & Co.; update citation for Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc. v. AFP Imaging Corp. Note 5: update order of citations |
704.10 | Para 1: Add new cross-reference to TBMP § 401 and TBMP § 704.14 Para 3: Add new cross-reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 Para 8: Add clarifying language and cross-reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, Fed. R. Civ. P. 34, TBMP § 704.08 and TBMP § 704.11 Note 10: clarify reference to Hiraga v. Arena |
704.11 | Para 1: Add new cross-reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 and TBMP § 704.10 Para 4: slight change to wording in last sentence Para 10: delete Note 6 Paras 11-12: renumber old Notes 7 and 8 to 6 and 7 Note 6: deleted and remaining notes renumbered |
704.12(a) | Note 2: Add Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc., update citation for Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc., add pinpoint cite for In re Red Bull GmbH and clarify reference |
704.12(b) | Note 3: Add In re Red Bull GmbH and University of Notre Dame du Lac v. J. C. Gourmet Food Imports Co. |
704.14 | Notes 1 and 3: update order of case citations |
705 | Note 2: Add Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc. (2014), and delete Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc. (2011) Note 3: Add Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc. Note 4: Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp.; Conolty v. Conolty O’Connor NYC LLC; Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea , LLC; Frito-Lay North America, Inc. v. Princeton Vanguard, LLC Note 5: Add Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v Gemology Headquarters International, LLC; Harry Winston, Inc. v. Bruce Winston Gem Corp.; Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; delete Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. v. Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. |
706 | Note 1: Add Hunter Industries, Inc. v. Toro Co.; Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Romance & Co. |
707.02(b)(2) | Note 1: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 2: Add United Global Media Group, Inc. v. Tseng Note 3: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 4: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc. v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. |
707.02(c) | Note 3: Add FUJIFILM SonoSite , Inc v. Sonoscape Co., Ltd. Note 4: Add McDonald’s Corp. v. McSweet , LLC |
707.03(b)(3) | Note 2: Add Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC Note 3: update Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. |
707.03(c) | Note 7: Add Ava Ruha Corp. v. Mother’s Nutritional Center, Inc. Note 9: Add Board of Regents, University of Texas System v. Southern Illinois Miners, LLC; Krause v. Krause Publications Inc. Note 12: update Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. v. Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. |
707.04 | Note 5: update General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry SA |
CHAPTER 800 | |
801.01 | 1st para, second sentence: delete quotation marks Note 2: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc.; update citation for Swatch AG (Swatch SA) (Swatch Ltd.) v. M.Z. Berger & Co.; update citation for General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry SA; update citation for Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc. v. AFP Imaging Corp. |
802.01(a) | 1st para: Add reference to clarify that 37 CFR 2.119(c) does not apply to briefing deadlines |
801.02(b) | Note 2: Add reference to inapplicability of 37 CFR 2.119(c) |
801.02(c) | Note 2: Add reference to inapplicability of 37 CFR 2.119(c) |
801.02(e) | Note 1: Add reference to inapplicability of 37 CFR 2.119(c) |
801.03 | 7th para, third sentence: Add suggestion to include citations to TTABVUE 11th para, second sentence: Add suggestion to bracket confidential information in confidential briefs Note 3: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. dba Watermark Cruises; change parenthetical for Harjo v. Pro-Football Inc. Note 4: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. dba Watermark Cruises; change parenthetical for Harjo v. Pro-Football Inc. Note 5: Add Alcatraz Media, Inc. v. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc. dba Watermark Cruises; change parenthetical for Harjo v. Pro-Football Inc. Note 10: Add parenthetical for Duke University v. Haggar Clothing Inc.; Add Fiserv, Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Systems Corp. |
802.03 | 2d & 5th paras: Changed title of chief judge’s secretary to Board’s Hearing and Decision Specialist 2d para: Updated language regarding compatible technology for attendance of Board hearings via video connection |
802.08 | 3d para: Add language: When a hearing is in session, no one should be heard except for counsel making an argument or a judge |
803 | 5th para: Corrected Internet Address of Board’s e-FOIA database of decisions |
806 | (1): changed "paper" to "submissions" (2), 2d (2), 2d (3): Updated practice regarding termination of proceedings including steps Board undertakes with bulky and confidential materials that are not submitted electronically, that are not able to be scanned; and that are scanned and for which the physical materials remain (4): Changed Trademark Examining Operation to Trademark Operation |
CHAPTER 900 | |
903.02 | 3d para: Added language clarifying service requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i) |
903.07 | 1st para: Added language clarifying the type of expenses to be paid by appellants under 15 U.S.C. § 1071(b)(3); Added language clarifying service requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i) Note 1: Added Shammas v. Focarino |
906.01 | Note 2: Added Swat ch AG v. Beehive Wholesale, LLC Note 3: Added Swat ch AG v. Beehive Wholesale, LLC Note 5: Added Swat ch AG v. Beehive Wholesale, LLC |
CHAPTER 1000 : None | |
CHAPTER 1100 | |
1101.01 | Para. 1 - moved [Note 1] Note 1: corrected order of citations |
1101.02 | Note 4: Add Boi Na Braza , LLC v. Terra Sul Corp. |
1103.01(b) | Note 2: corrected order of citations; Add Boi Na Braza , LLC v. Terra Sul Corp. |
1103.01(d)(2) | Notes 1 & 3: Add Boi Na Braza , LLC v. Terra Sul Corp. |
1103.01(f) | Note 1: change display of rule citation to conform to Marklogic |
1103.02 | Para. 1, last sentence: modify language slightly |
1105 | Note 7: Add Boi Na Braza , LLC v. Terra Sul Corp. |
1107 | Para. 2, first sentence: update language slightly Para. 4, last sentence: modify language slightly |
1109 | Para. 3: split run-on sentence into two sentences |
1109.01 | 3rd schedule – added table lines |
1113.01 | Note 1: Add Boi Na Braza , LLC v. Terra Sul Corp. |
1114 | Para. 2, first sentence: modify slightly |
CHAPTER 1200 | |
Throughout | Where appropriate, "submission" substituted for "paper" Chief Judge Secretary replaced by Hearing Officer |
1201.01 | Delete 37 CFR § 2.64; enter 37 CFR § 2.63 Notes 1, 2 & 6: replace 37 CFR § 2.64 with 37 CFR § 2.63 |
1201.02 | 4th para: clarify language |
1201.05 | Delete 37 CFR § 2.64; enter 37 CFR § 2.63; update 37 CFR § 2.146(a) |
1202.02 | 4th para: delete [Note 8], renumber remaining notes Note 8 deleted, remaining notes renumbered Notes 6, 7 & 8: replace 37 CFR § 2.64 with 37 CFR § 2.63 |
1203.01 | 3d para: Add information Note 1: Add In re Cordua Restaurants LP Note 10: Add In re Michalko |
1203.02(c) | 2d para: Add new [Note 2], renumber remaining notes New Note 2: Add In re Hollywood Lawyers Online; remaining notes renumbered |
1203.02(f) | Note 2: Add In re Morrison & Foerster LLP |
1204 | 1st para: delete [Note 3], remaining [Notes] renumbered Note 3 deleted, remaining Notes renumbered Notes 1, 2, 3: replace 37 CFR § 2.64 with 37 CFR § 2.63 New Note 3: delete 37 CFR § 2.142(a) |
1208.02 | Note 6: Add In re ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. |
1208.03 | New last para; new [Note 16] Note 4: Add In re Nieves & Nieves, LLC and Chanel, Inc. v. Makarczyk Note 11: Add In re Geller Note 13: Add In re Swatch Group Management Services AG Note 14: Add In re Swatch Group Management Services AG Note 16: Add In re Geller and In re Morrison & Foerster LLP |
1208.04 | Note 3: Add In re Nieves & Nieves, LLC Note 7: Add In re Manwin /RK Collateral Trust |
1209.01 | 6th para: update 37 CFR § 2.64 with 37 CFR § 2.63 |
1209.02 | Update 37 CFR § 2.142(f)(6) |
1209.04 | 2d para: Add information, new [Note 1], remaining [Notes] renumbered Note 1: Add In re Datapipe , Inc. |
1211 | Update 37 CFR § 2.68 1st para: Add information, new [Note 2], remaining [Notes] renumbered Note 2: New |
1216 | 4th para: New [Note 3], remaining [Notes] renumbered; information added New Note 3, remaining notes renumbered Note 3: Add In re Datapipe , Inc. |