Attachment C - INDEX TO CHANGES

THROUGHOUT MANUAL

Spacing, punctuation, formatting and typographical corrections as needed for consistency.

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; subsequent history updated where appropriate

Citations to McCarthy’s checked and year updated (2021). (McCarthy is referenced in Chapters 300 and 600)

Citations to Wright & Miller Federal Practice and Procedure (FPP) checked and year updated (2020 or 2021, where appropriate). (Referenced in Chapters 300, 400, 500, 700)

Checked, and updated 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¶

Replaced "standing" with new nomenclature "entitlement to a statutory cause of action"

Removal of citation to Apollo Medical Extrusion Technologies, Inc. v. Medical Extrusion Technologies, Inc., 123 USPQ2d 1844, 1847-48 (TTAB 2017) (rebuttal testimony not submitted with opposer’s case-in-chief admissible because directed to evidence submitted during applicant’s testimony period), on appeal, 3:17-CV-02150 (S.D. Cal. October 19, 2017)

CHAPTER 100

101

2nd para: Updates website address for USPTO electronic copy of the Trademark Act and Rules; add information that the compilation was created for the public’s convenience and is not meant to serve as an official legal source

101.03

3rd para: Updates online address for TTAB Reading Room; modify last sentence for clarity

101.03

3rd para: Add new URL for TTAB online reading room substituted for previous reading room address

4th para: Clarifies practice on citation to non-precedential opinions and interlocutory orders

5th para: Clarifies practice on citation to case law and reporters

Add new Notes 3 and 4; renumbered remaining notes

Note 3. Add Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, O.G. Notice (Jan. 23, 2007); In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 1138, at *8 n.34 (TTAB 2020); In re Society of Health and Physical Educators, 127 USPQ2d 1584, 1587 n.7 (TTAB 2018).

Note 4: Add In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 1138, at *10 n.30 (TTAB 2020); In re Morrison & Foerster LLP, 110 USPQ2d 1423, 1427 n.6 (TTAB 2014); In re Procter & Gamble Co., 105 USPQ2d 1119, 1120-21 (TTAB 2012); Corporacion Habanos SA v. Rodriquez, 99 USPQ2d 1873, 1875 n.5 (TTAB 2011)

Note 5: Add new URL for TTAB online reading room substituted for previous reading room address

101.05

Minor changes to each paragraph for clarity

106.01

Clarifies difference between the "caption" of the proceeding and the "title" of a document submitted

110.03

1st para: Clarifies when a party does not need add a certificate of service to a document submitted to the Board

111.01

Note 2: Changes "Trademark Operation" to "Trademark Examining Operation"

113.01

2nd para: Clarifies that requests to amend or correct an application or registration which is the subject of an inter partes proceeding, voluntary abandonment of an application, or voluntary surrender of the involved registration are subject to the service requirement

3rd para: Clarifies that the requirement for service applies to documents filed with the Trademark Examining Operation or the Assignment Recordation Branch regarding

New Note 2: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.133 and 37 C.F.R. § 2.135.

113.03

Elements of certificate of service clarified to add email address of recipient of service copy of document filed with the Board

114.05

Clarifies Office policy regarding the representation of a Canadian party as additionally appointed practitioners.

Notes 2-8: Revised and reorganized

118.02(b)

Add new para. 4: Effective January 2, 2021, revision to 37 C.F.R. § 2.114(a) providing partial refund of fee for a petition to cancel based solely on abandonment or nonuse where default judgment is entered because there is no appearance by a defendant and no filings are made other than the petition to cancel

Add new para. 5: Add cross reference to TBMP § 1202.04 and TBMP § 1203.02(a) for information regarding new fees for filing a notice of appeal, an appeal brief, or a request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief in an ex parte appeal

New Note 7: Add TRADEMARK FEE ADJUSTMENT, 85 Fed. Reg. 73197, 73210-11 (Nov. 17, 2020), effective Jan. 2, 2021. See 37 C.F.R. § 2.114(a)(2)

118.02(c)

Add new subsection 118.02(c) "Fee for Filing a Request for an Oral Hearing before the Board" with new Note 1

CHAPTER 200

201

Add the following sentence at the end of section: "The Board lacks jurisdiction to decide an untimely filed opposition."

Note 6: Add Renaissance Rialto Inc. v. Ky Boyd, 107 USPQ2d 1083 (TTAB 2013); Cass Logistics Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 27 USPQ2d 1075 (TTAB 1993)

202.04

Note 1: Add Renaissance Rialto Inc. v. Ky Boyd, 107 USPQ2d 1083 (TTAB 2013)

206.01

3rd para: Added after "standing": "(now referred to as an entitlement to bring a statutory cause of action, see TBMP § 309.03(b)))"; Replaced the word "standing" with "an entitlement to a statutory cause of action" throughout this sub-section

Note 4: Add Renaissance Rialto Inc. v. Ky Boyd, 107 USPQ2d 1083 (TTAB 2013); Cass Logistics Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 27 USPQ2d 1075 (TTAB 1993)

215

Paragraphs 1-2, and 6-10 revised to reflect changes in practice regarding Letters of Protest under Trademark Rule 2.149; subheadings retitled to "Determination Made on Letter of Protest During Extension of Time" and "Determination Made on Grant of Letter of Protest During Opposition"

Note 1: Deleted In re Urbano, 51 USPQ2d 1776 (TTAB 1999); In re BPJ Enterprises Ltd., 7 USPQ2d 1375 (Comm’r 1988); In re Pohn, 3 USPQ2d 1700 (Comm’r 1987)

Note 2: Updates cross-references to TMEP § 1715.03 and TMEP § 1715.04 for further information concerning the standard applied by the Deputy Commissioner in determining whether evidence submitted with a letter of protest should be entered into the record

Note 3: Replaces TMEP § 1715.03(b) with TMEP § 1715.02(b)

Note 4: Replaces TMEP§ 1715.03(c) with TMEP § 1715.03(b); deleted parenthetical to TMEP § 1715.03(b); adds TMEP § 1715.04(b).

Note 7: Revises parenthetical to Sheetz of Delaware, Inc. v. Doctor’s Associates Inc., 108 USPQ2d 1341 (TTAB 2013) to clarify that letter of protest submitted during prosecution was later submitted under notice of reliance as evidence by opposer during trial

Note 8: Replaces TMEP § 1715.02(b) with TMEP § 1715.03(b)

Note 9: Replaces TMEP § 1715.02(c) with TMEP § 1715.03(b); adds TMEP § 1715.04(b)

Delete Notes 10 and 11; former Note 12 renumbered as Note 10

CHAPTER 300

303.03

Substituted the wording "entitlement to a statutory cause of action" in place of the term "standing" throughout subsection; explains the new nomenclature of "zone of interests" i.e. "real interest" and "damage proximately caused by registration" i.e. "reasonable belief in damage"

Note 1: Add C orcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020); Major League Soccer, LLC v. F.C. International Milano S.p.A., 2020 USPQ2d 11488 (TTAB 2020); Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

Note 2: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Empresa Cubana del Tabaco v. General Cigar Co., 753 F.3d 1270, 111 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

Note 3: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Note 4: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

303.06

Substituted the wording "entitlement to a statutory cause of action" in place of the term "standing" throughout subsection

307.01

Note 5: Add In re MK Diamond Products, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10882 (TTAB 2020)

309.02(a)

Substituted the wording "entitlement to a statutory cause of action" in place of the term "standing" throughout sub-section

3rd para: Added "and 4) any common law rights in a mark and associated goods or services owned by opposer and not subject to any application or registration and cited as a basis for the opposition."

Note 5: Add Destileria Serralles, Inc. v. Kabushiki Kaisha Donq, 125 USPQ2d 1463, 1466-67 (TTAB 2017)

309.03(a)(2)

Substituted the wording "entitlement to a statutory cause of action" in place of the term "standing" throughout subsection

309.03(b)

Updated to reflect the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit adoption of the framework set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lexmark Int ernational , Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 572 U.S. 118, 109 USPQ2d 2061 (2014). Lexmark established two requirements for determining whether a party is entitled to bring or maintain a statutory cause of action (the doctrine formerly known as standing): a party must demonstrate (i) an interest falling within the zone of interests protected by the statute, and (ii) proximate causation

Note 1: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020) ; Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020); Major League Soccer, LLC v. F.C. International Milano S.p.A., 2020 USPQ2d 11488 (TTAB 2020); Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 2: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020); Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020); Major League Soccer, LLC v. F.C. International Milano S.p.A., 2020 USPQ2d 11488 (TTAB 2020); Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 3: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Gen. Cigar Co., 753 F.3d 1270, 111 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

New Note 4: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

New Note 5: Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020) (citing Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Former Note 2 renumbered as Note 6: Add Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC, 978 F.3d 1298, 2020 USPQ2d 11277, at *4 (Fed. Cir. 2020) ("we discern no meaningful, substantive difference between the analytical frameworks expressed in Lexmark and Empresa Cubana.")

Former Note 5 renumbered as Note 9: Add Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 19: Add Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Former Notes 2-18 renumbered

309.03(c)(1)

1st para: Substitutes the wording "an entitlement to a statutory cause of action" in place of the word "standing"

Note numbers renumbered starting from Note 16 in light of prior typographical error identifying two Note 17s

Note 6: Add The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10914 (TTAB 2020); Sock It To Me, Inc. v. Aiping Fan, 2020 USPQ2d 10611 (TTAB 2020); New Era Cap Co., Inc. v. Pro Era, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10596 (TTAB 2020); Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); Shannon DeVivo v. Celeste Ortiz, 2020 USPQ2d 10153 (TTAB 2020)

Note 7: Add City of London Distillery, Ltd. v. Hayman Group Limited, 2020 USPQ2d 11487 (TTAB 2020); The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10914 (TTAB 2020)

Note 10: Add to follow the Cf. signal In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 11387 (TTAB 2020); In re Integrated Embedded, 120 USPQ2d 1504 (TTAB 2016); In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276 (TTAB 2016); In re Adlon Brand Gmbh & Co. KG, 120 USPQ2d 1717 (TTAB 2016); deleted citations to the following cases prior to the Cf. signal in Note 10: In re Integrated Embedded, 120 USPQ2d 1504 (TTAB 2016); In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276 (TTAB 2016); In re Adlon Brand Gmbh & Co. KG, 120 USPQ2d 1717 (TTAB 2016)

Note 13: Add The United States Olympic Committee v. Tempting Brands Netherlands B.V., 2021 USPQ2d 164 (TTAB 2021); amended parenthetical to case citation The Pierce-Arrow Society v. Spintek Filtration, Inc., 2019 USPQ2d 471774 (TTAB 2019) in note 13 to read as follows: (same)

Note 19: Add Sock It To Me, Inc. v. Aiping Fan, 2020 USPQ2d 10611 (TTAB 2020)

Note 22: Add Cf. I n re MK Diamond Products, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10882 (TTAB 2020)

Note 23: Add to the Cf. signal: In re Team Jesus LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11489 (TTAB 2020); In re Lee Greenwood, 2020 USPQ2d 11439 (TTAB 2020); In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd., 2020 USPQ2d 11289 (TTAB 2020); In re Mayweather Promotions, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11298 (TTAB 2020); In re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)

Note 25: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526, at *16-17 (TTAB 2020)

Note 36: Amended signal See, e.g., to Cf. and added In re Alabama Tourism Department, 2020 USPQ2d 10485

Note 39: Add See also signal: International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020); add But see signal: USPTO v. Booking.com B.V., 591 U.S. ___, 140 S.Ct. 2298, 2020 USPQ2d 10729 (2020)

Note 41: Add Cf. signal: In re Stanley Brothers Social Enterprises LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10658 (TTAB 2020); Deleted the Cf. signal preceding case citation to Stawski v. Lawson, 129 USPQ2d 1036, 1048-1053 (TTAB 2018)

309.03(c)(2)

Note 1: Add Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

Note 2: Add Major League Soccer, LLC v. F.C. International Milano S.p.A., 2020 USPQ2d 11488, at *7 (TTAB 2020)

311.02(a)

1st para: Added the wording "knowledge or" prior to the word "information" in the second sentence

New Note 2: Add Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(b)(5)

Former Notes 2 and 3 renumbered

311.02(b)(1)

Note 5: Deleted Green Spot (Thailand) Ltd. v. Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd., 86 USPQ2d 1283 (TTAB 2008)

311.02(b)(1)

Note 8: Add Green Spot (Thailand) Ltd. v. Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd., 86 USPQ2d 1283 (TTAB 2008)

311.02(b)(2)

Note 5: Add Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

311.02(c)

Note 1: Add Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020) and Green Spot (Thailand) Ltd. v. Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd., 86 USPQ2d 1283 (TTAB 2008)

313.03

Substituted the wording "entitlement to a statutory cause of action" for the term "standing"

CHAPTER 400

401.01

3rd para: Add "A party requesting the Board’s participation in the discovery conference should also inform the Board, either in their filing or in the phone call to the Board, of any other Board proceedings between the parties involving the mark(s) at issue."

401.03

8th para: Clarifies that a party may supplement or correct information included in an expert report and information given in the expert’s deposition testimony before a up to and including the due date for a party’s pretrial disclosures

Note 26: Delete reference to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1)(A); add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020); revised parenthetical to Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International, LLC, 111 USPQ2d 1559, 1561-62 (TTAB 2014)

Note 27: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020); delete Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Gemology Headquarters International, LLC, 111 USPQ2d 1559, 1561-62 (TTAB 2014); changed signal to Cf. to Entravision Communications Corp. v. Liberman Television LLC, 113 USPQ2d 1526, 1528 n.5 (TTAB 2015) with new parenthetical

Note 28: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020); add parenthetical to ProMark Brands Inc. v. GFA Brands, Inc., 114 USPQ2d 1232, 1241 (TTAB 2015)

404.03(b)

3rd para: Amends name of section within the U.S. Department of State that handles Letters Rogatory amended

404.03(c)(1)

Amends name of section within the U.S. Department of State that handles Letters Rogatory amended

404.03(c)(2)

8th para: Updates portion of internal address in U.S. Department of State; and amended name of section within the U.S. Department of State that handles Letters Rogatory amended

404.04

3rd para: Amends name of section within the U.S. Department of State that handles Letters Rogatory

404.06(b)

7th para: Add phrase to clarify that the ten deposition limit under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(A)(i) applies to Board proceedings

New Note 16: Add Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605, at *2 (TTAB 2020)

Notes 16, 17 and 18 renumbered as "17", "18" and "19"

404.07(f)

Clarifies statement regarding objections to depositions upon written questions so that it is clear that such depositions may be used for both discovery and testimonial depositions.

404.09

3rd para: Add clarification that a party make take testimony only during the assigned testimony period: "during that particular period."

Add New Note 2: Add Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020)

Add to "Please Note" section as to why Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(2) and 45(f) both are not applicable to Board proceedings.

404.10

Add new subsection 404.10 "Limit on Number of Discovery Depositions"

406.04(b)

1st para: Revise to encourage practice of providing copies of responsive documents electronically and serving documents electronically

408.01

Note 1: Add Anand K. Chavakula v. Praise Broadcasting aka Praise FM, 2020 USPQ2d 10855 (TTAB 2020) and Andrew R. Flanders v. DiMarzio, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10671 (TTAB 2020)

408.03

Note 1: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020)

Note 5: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020)

Note 8: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020)

411.04

Restructures and reorganizes for clarity; deleted Note 4 and moved citation to Neville Chemical Co. v. Lubrizol Corp., 183 USPQ 184 (TTAB 1974) to Note 1

412.01(c)

Note 6: Updates parenthetical quotation in citation to Noble House Home Furnishings, LLC v. Floorco Enterprises, LLC, 118 USPQ2d 1413 (TTAB 2016)

Note 11: Updates parenthetical quotation in citation to Sports Authority Michigan Inc. v. PC Authority Inc., to delete wording not in the quotation and to include the term in bold type that was in the case

412.02

Remove "Highly Confidential" in title to section

412.06

Notes 2 and 6: Add Andrew R. Flanders v. DiMarzio, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10671 (TTAB 2020)

412.06(a)

2nd para: Add cross references to information on how and when the limit on the number of discovery depositions may be exceeded, see TBMP § 404.10 and information on filing a motion for leave to serve additional depositions over the ten deposition limit, see TBMP § 519

412.06(b)

1st para: Add reference for obtaining additional information on "excessive discovery depositions" in view of new TBMP subsection 404.10

2nd para: Adds clarification on proportionality related to discovery depositions

Note 4: Add Cf. Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 6: Add Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Note 6 to Note 7

413.02

1st para: Adds that the Board has the discretion to order the parties to meet by video conference to resolve complex disputes surrounding disclosures and discovery for a pretrial conference

CHAPTER 500

502.02(c)

1st para: Added after the fourth sentence: "To the extent a party has improperly designated information as confidential, the Board may disregard the confidential designation when appropriate."

New Note 3: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.116(g) ("[t]he Board may treat as not confidential that material which cannot reasonably be considered confidential, notwithstanding a designation as such by a party."); see also Kohler Co. v. Honda Giken K.K., 125 USPQ2d 1468 (TTAB 2017) (citing Noble House Home Furnishings, LLC v. Floorco Enters., LLC, 118 USPQ2d 1413 (TTAB 2016)); Couch/Braunsdorf Affinity, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC, 110 USPQ2d 1458 (TTAB 2014). Cf. Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple, Inc., 964 F.3d 1351, 2020 USPQ2d 10757 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Renumbered subsequent notes accordingly.

503.02

1st para: Added language to the second sentence: "the plaintiff has an entitlement to a statutory cause of action to bring the proceeding (formerly referred to as "standing"), see TBMP § 309.03(b)"

503.03

New Note 4: Major League Soccer, L.L.C. v. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A., 2020 USPQ2d 11488 (TTAB 2020)

506.02

1st para: Moved the following sentence as the second sentence of the first paragraph of this section instead of the last: "If no responsive pleading is required, the motion should be filed within 21 days after service upon the moving party of the pleading that is the subject of the motion. [Note 2.]"

513.01

2nd para: Reworded subsection 4 of the second sentence to read as follows: "a statement that any advance payment of fees or expenses that have not been earned or incurred have been refunded or, if appropriate, a statement that no fees or expenses have been paid in advance and not refunded;"

514.03

Note 5: Add The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10914 (TTAB 2020)

518

Note 1: Add The United States Olympic Committee v. Tempting Brands Netherlands B.V., 2021 USPQ2d 164 (TTAB 2021)

New Note 7: See The Scotch Whisky Association Ltd. v. ASW Distillery, LLC, 2021 USPQ2d 179 (TTAB 2021)

New Note 8: See The Scotch Whisky Association Ltd. v. ASW Distillery, LLC, 2021 USPQ2d 179 (TTAB 2021)

New note 9: The Scotch Whisky Association Ltd. v. ASW Distillery, LLC, 2021 USPQ2d 179, at *7 (TTAB 2021); Asustek Computer Inc. v. Chengdu Westhouse Interactive Entertainment Co., 128 USPQ2d 1470 (TTAB 2018); Guess? IP Holder LP v. Knowluxe LLC, 116 USPQ2d 2018 (TTAB 2015); Vignette Corp. v. Marino, 77 USPQ2d 1408 (TTAB 2005)

519

Revised section heading to: "Motion for Leave to Serve Additional Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, or Requests for Admission, or to Exceed Discovery Deposition Limits"

Add new subsection 519(a) entitled "Interrogatories, Requests for Production and Admissions"; moved former Notes 1-3 in Section 519 to subsection 519(a)

Add new subsection 519(b) entitled "Discovery Depositions"; added new Notes 1-6

519(a)

New subsection: moved former discussion of motions for leave to serve additional interrogatories, requests for production of documents, or requests for admission

519(b)

New subsection: clarifies that the deposition limit of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies in Board proceedings which limit parties to ten oral depositions each, but that a party may seek leave to conduct additional depositions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(A)(i); discussion regarding factors to be considered in determining whether to permit a party to take additional depositions beyond the ten-deposition limit

New Note 1: Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(A)(i); 37 C.F.R. § 2.116(a). See Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605, at *2-3 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 2: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020) and cases cited therein

New Notes 3 and 4: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020)

New Notes 5 and 6: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. v. United Yacht Transport LLC dba United Yacht Transport, 2020 USPQ2d 10605 (TTAB 2020); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1) and 26(b)(2)

521

Note 2: Revise parenthetical to Cf. Ate My Heart, Inc. v. GA Jeans Ltd., 111 USPQ2d 1564 (TTAB 2014)

Note 3: Add Flanders v. DiMarzio, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10671 (TTAB 2020)

Note 3: Deleted 37 C.F.R. § 2.120(b)

523

1st para: Added "or to compel initial disclosures, see 37 C.F.R. § 2.120(f). With regard to initial disclosures, however, a party may file a motion for sanctions when a party has expressly stated to its adversary that it does not intend to meet its obligation to provide initial disclosures."

1st para: Deleted "or sanction a party for failing to make initial disclosures after being ordered to do so."

New Note 4: Kairos Institute of Sound Healing LLC v. Doolittle Gardens, LLC, 88 USPQ2d 1541 (TTAB 2008)

Renumbered remaining notes

527.01(e)

Note 3: Add Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020)

528.06

Note 2: Chavakula v. Praise Broadcasting AKA Praise FM, 2020 USPQ2d 10855 (TTAB 2020)

528.07(a)

Note 1: Add Spanishtown Enterprises, Inc. v. Transcend Resources, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 11388 (TTAB 2020)

530

1st para: Added the wording "or filed" after the word "taken" in the first sentence of the paragraph.

4th para: Added "(i.e. an oral testimony deposition or testimony affidavit or declaration)" after the wording "only trial testimony"

532

New Note 1: 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(g). See, e.g., STX Financing, LLC v. Stacey Michelle Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered remaining notes

Renumbered Notes 2 and 3: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Stacey Michelle Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

533

Revised section heading from "Motion to Strike Trial Testimony Deposition" to "Motion to Strike Trial Testimony Affidavits and Declarations, and Oral Testimony Depositions"

533.01

Added text of 37 C.F.R. § 2.123(a)(1) under subsection heading

1st para: Revised first clause to "A party may not take an oral testimony deposition or execute or submit a testimony affidavit or declaration outside of its assigned testimony period, …"

2nd para: Revised first sentence to clarify that untimeliness objections may be raised not only against testimony depositions but also testimony affidavits or declarations; added "or a testimony affidavit or declaration is executed or filed outside of the assigned testimony period"; deleted last sentence in the paragraph and replaced with "In some circumstances it may be appropriate for the adverse party to wait and raise this ground for objection in its brief on the case; however, in others it may be deemed waived."

Note 1: Add See H ole In 1 Drinks, Inc. v. Lajtay, 2020 USPQ2d 71345 (TTAB 2020); Wirecard AG v. Striatum Ventures B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 10086 (TTAB 2020); M/S R.M. Dhariwal (HUF) 100% EOU v. Zarda King Ltd., 2019 USPQ2d 149090 (TTAB 2019); Robinson v. Hot Grabba Leaf, LLC, 2019 USPQ2d 149089 (TTAB 2019), cancellation order vacated on default judgment, No. 0:19-cv-61614-DPG (S.D. Fla. Dec. 17, 2019). See also Fossil Inc. v. Fossil Group, 49 USPQ2d 1451 (TTAB 1998). But see International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

Note 3: See Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Cándido Viñuales Taboada, 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020); Cf. Moke Am erica, LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

533.02(a)

Amended subsection title heading from "On Ground of Improper or Inadequate Notice" to "On Ground of Improper or Inadequate Notice of Witness Testimony Taken by Oral Testimony Deposition" to reflect that the section concerns notice of only witness testimony taken by oral examination

Revised language throughout body of section to reflect that section concerns notice of oral testimony

1st para: In first sentence, added "or rebuttal" before "disclosures"; deleted last sentence pertaining to testimony presented by affidavit or declaration

Deleted former Note 2 and substituted the following citation as to the new Note 2: See 37 C.F.R. § 2.123(e)(3); subsequent notes renumbered accordingly

533.02(b)

Amended subsection title heading from "On Ground of Failure to Disclose Witness in Expert or Pretrial Disclosures" to "On Ground of Failure to Disclose Witness in Expert, Pretrial or Rebuttal Disclosures"

Added language under the citation to 37 C.F.R. § 2.123(e)(3)

1st and 2nd para: Deleted language from the last sentence in the second paragraph of the section and replaced it at the beginning of the first sentence of the first paragraph: "Pretrial and rebuttal disclosures require that a party, in advance of the presentation of its testimony, inform its adversary of the names of, and certain minimal identifying information about, the individuals who are expected to, or may, if the need arises, testify at trial."

2nd para: Added clause "With regard to expert witnesses, as with fact witnesses, the…" to first sentence in paragraph

5th para: Added "or rebuttal" between "pretrial" and "disclosures"

8th para: Added after the wording "following five-factor test": "enunciated in Southern States Rack & Fixture, Inc. v. Sherwin-Williams Co., 318 F.3d 592 (4th Cir. 2003) and adopted by the Board in Great Seats Inc. v. Great Seats Ltd., 100 USPQ2d 1323 (TTAB 2011)

Moved former Note 4 to Note 1 and renumbered accordingly

Note 7: Deleted citation to Wonderbread 5 v. Gilles , 115 USPQ2d 1296 (TTAB 2015); added Counsel Inc. v. Strictly of Counsel Chartered, 21 USPQ2d 1555 (TTAB 1991)

Note 8: See Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020); Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Cándido Viñuales Taboada, 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020). Cf. Moke America, LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); deleted cross reference to TBMP § 533.02

533.03

Amended subsection title heading from "When Motion to Strike Should not be Filed" to "Guidance Regarding Motions to Strike Testimony and Raising Substantive Objections"

2nd para: Revised to clarify that this paragraph applies only to testimony depositions

New 3rd para: "The defending party may seasonably raise the objection in different ways where the testimony is by declaration or affidavit depending on the circumstances of the case. [Note 4.] For example, in the case of a curable objection such as lack of foundation, the defending party may elect to seek oral cross-examination, query the foundation for the testimony and exhibits introduced, and, if the defending party finds the foundation testimony to be insufficient, it may raise an objection to the testimony or exhibit on the deposition record. [Note 5.]"

New 4th para: "In the alternative, the defending party may serve an objection on the party proffering the declaration or affidavit and assert the objection in its brief. The defending party should file the objection with the Board when made, to put the Board on notice that it made a timely objection and the party offering the witness may seek to extend or reopen testimony to cure the defect. The proffering party has the option of trying to cure the defect or arguing that the objection should be overruled. [Note 6.]"

New 5th para: "Finally, an objection may be made by way of a motion to strike filed no later than the twenty (20) days permitted for the defending party to elect cross-examination, which again puts the proffering party on notice that there may be a curable defect and puts the Board on notice that an extension or reopening of the testimony period may be sought, recognizing that a determination may be deferred to final decision. [Note 7.] The key aspect is that an objection is seasonably lodged. [Note 8.] The manner in which it is raised may vary depending on the circumstances."

Add New Notes 4-8

New Notes 4, 6-7: Moke America, LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 5: Moke America, LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020). See, e.g., Barclays Capital Inc. v. Tiger Lily Ventures, 124 USPQ2d 1160 (TTAB 2017)

New Note 8: Add Moke America, LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

535

Add New Note 1: Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526, at *2 (TTAB 2020); Orange Bang, Inc. v. Ole Mexican Foods, Inc., 116 USPQ2d 1102 (TTAB 2015)

Renumbered remaining notes accordingly

CHAPTER 6 00

602.02(b)

Note 7, Add: Jill E. Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526, at *2 (TTAB 2020); Yazhong Investing Ltd. v. Multi-Media Tech. Ventures, Ltd., 126 USPQ2d 1526, 1531 (TTAB 2018); Couch/Braunsdorf Affinity, Inc. v. 12 Interactive, LLC, 110 USPQ2d 1458, 1471 (TTAB 2014); Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc., 111 USPQ2d 1080, 1083, n.7 (TTAB 2014)

605.03(b)

1st para: new language for clarity

605.03(d)

Note 1, add: Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 965 F.3d 1370, 2020 USPQ2d 10837, at *5 (Fed. Cir. 2020); delete: Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, 129 USPQ2d 1027, 1036 (TTAB 2018)

CHAPTER 700

701

1st and 2nd Para: Clarified that trial order includes period for rebuttal disclosures, and trial period (generally referred to as "testimony" or "rebuttal" period) is time for party to take testimony and introduce other evidence

Note 1: Add Cf. I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

702.01

Note 2: Revised to See instead of Cf. Kate Spade LLC v. Thatch, LLC, 126 USPQ2d 1098 (TTAB 2018)

Note 5: Cf. Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020)

Note 10: Add Cf. S ociete Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada , 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020)

Note 17: Cf. Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020)

Notes 18: Add Cf. E mpresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc ., 2020 USPQ2d 10988 (TTAB 2020)

702.02

Note 4: Add See, e.g., I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

702.03

2nd Para: Add "Any redirect and recross is to be taken at the same time as the oral cross-examination" with new Note 6 and cross reference to TBMP § 703.01(b);

New Note 6: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 6-9 to Notes 7-10

702.04(a)

Deleted information about now-concluded pilot program from end of text (above "Please Note")

Notes 1, 2 and 6: Add Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada , 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020)

702.04(b)

2nd Para: Changed "standing" to "whether the plaintiff has an entitlement to a statutory cause of action to bring the proceeding (formerly referred to as "standing") and Add cross-reference to TBMP § 309.03(b)

702.04(d)

5th Para: Changed "standing" to "whether the plaintiff has an entitlement to a statutory cause of action to bring the proceeding (formerly referred to as "standing") and add cross-reference to TBMP § 309.03(b)

702.04(e)

Note 1: Add See, e.g., Brooklyn Brewery Corp . v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10914 (TTAB 2020); New Era Cap Co., Inc. v. Pro Era, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10596 (TTAB 2020); and Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC; 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

702.05

Notes 1 and 3: Add S ee, e.g., S ociete Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada , 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(a)

Note 3: Add See, e.g., New Era Cap Co., Inc. v. Pro Era, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10596 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(b)

Note 8: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, 2020 USPQ2d 10596 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(c)

Note 1: Add Cf. I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(h)

6th Para: Add "and the proffering party may conduct redirect examination of a witness following cross-examination" and changed "pretrial disclosure" to "pretrial or rebuttal disclosure"

Note 9 and as Cf. to Note 11: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(i)

5th Para: Add "CD, DVD, USB drive, etc. ("physical media") submissions should not be used for exhibits that can be submitted via ESTTA as image or text files. Physical media should only be used when filing via ESTTA is not possible."

Notes 6 and 13: Add Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(m)

Note 1: Add Cf. M oke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020)

703.01(p)

Note 2: Add Brooklyn Brewery Corp . v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC 2020 USPQ2d 10914 (TTAB 2020) and Swiss Watch International Inc. v. Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry , 101 USPQ2d 1731 (TTAB 2012)

703.02(c)

Note 1: Deleted Wirecard AG v. Striatum Ventures B.V., Robinson v. Hot Grabba Leaf, LLC, Fossil Inc. v. Fossil Group, and Cf. Of Counsel Inc. v. Strictly of Counsel Chartered

704.02

Note 3: Deleted See, e.g., Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc. v. Riceland Foods, Inc., 201 USPQ 881 (TTAB 1979)

Notes 3 and 4: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza , 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

704.03(a)

Note 1: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

704.03(b)(1)(B)

Note 1: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(e)(1); STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020); and Rocket Trademarks Pty. Ltd. v. Phard S.p.A. , 98 USPQ2d 1066 (TTAB 2011)

Note 4: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

704.03(b)(2)

Note 1: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020); Weider Publications, LLC v. D&D Beauty Care Co., 109 USPQ2d 1347, 1351 n.10 (TTAB 2014) and Kohler Co. v. Baldwin Hardware Corp., 82 USPQ2d 1100 (TTAB 2007)

Note 2: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

704.08(b)

1st Para: Add "either on its face or on the notice of reliance cover sheets" at end of first sentence

6th Para: Deleted "which essentially are links to the website pages"

10th Para: Deleted "with each page displayed so it can be read from top to bottom" and changed "The submitting party must also ensure that such evidence is complete" to "The submitting party may submit only the relevant portions of a website so long as the portions are sufficient to show their context" in last Para;

Note 3: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

Notes 4: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza , 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

Note 8: Add International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

Note 18: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza, 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020); Deleted Cf. Luxco, Inc. v. Consejo Regulador del Tequila, A.C. , 121 USPQ2d 1477 (TTAB 2017)

704.10

Note 6: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza , 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

Note 15: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 11526, at *1 n.9 (TTAB 2020)

704.12(b)

Note 1: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

705

Add new final paragraph: This section is intended to provide a brief overview of stipulated evidence and ACR. For more detailed information and recent cases, please see TBMP § 528.05(a)(2) and TBMP § 702.04" to beginning;

3rd Para: Deleted cross references to TBMP § 528.05(a)(2) and TBMP § 702.04"

706

Note 1: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

707.01

New Note 2: Add Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020) and S ociete Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada , 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020)

Note 6: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered old Notes 2-6 to Notes 3-7

707.02(b)(1)

Note 2: Add Cf. I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

707.02(b)(2)

Notes 1 and 3: Add STX Financing, LLC v. Terraza , 2020 USPQ2d 10989 (TTAB 2020)

707.03(a)

1st Para: Add "or after receipt of a testimony declaration or affidavit"

Note 1: Add S ociete Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada, Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020) and quotation to parenthetical for Nahshin v. Product Source International LLC, 107 USPQ2d 1257, 1259 (TTAB 2013)

Note 2: Add See, e.g., I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 3: Add Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

707.03(b)(1)

1st Para: Add "oral" before "testimony deposition" and "execute or" before "submit a testimony affidavit or declaration"

2nd Para: Changed "and a testimony deposition is taken or is submitted by testimony declaration or affidavit after the close of the deposing or offering party’s testimony period" to "and a testimony deposition is taken or a testimony declaration or affidavit is executed or submitted after the close of the deposing or offering party’s testimony period"

3rd Para: Add "executed or" before "submitted prior to the opening of the submitted party’s testimony period"

Note1: Add Cf. I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892, at *3 n.12 (TTAB 2020)

Note 3: Add I nternational Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

707.03(b)(3)

1st and 3rd Paras: Changed "pretrial disclosure" to "pretrial or rebuttal disclosure"

Note 1: Add Cf. Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020) and Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada, 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020); modified parenthetical to WeaponX Performance Products Ltd. v. Weapon X Motorsports, Inc., 126 USPQ2d 1034 (TTAB 2018)

Note 4: Cf. Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC 2020 USPQ2d 11526 (TTAB 2020)

Note 6: Add S ociete Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada , 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020)

707.03(c)

Divided into three new subsections: 707.03(c)(1) entitled "Oral Testimony Depositions"; 707.03(c)(2) entitled "Testimony By Affidavit or Declaration"; and 707.03(c)(3) entitled "Testimony Depositions on Written Depositions"

Moved former Notes 1-14 to new subsection 707.03(c)(1)

Moved former Notes 15-18 to new subsection 707.03(c)(2) and renumbered as Notes 1-4 with new Note 5

Moved former Notes 19-20 to new subsection 707.03(c)(3) and renumbered as Notes 1-2

1st Para: Add "any form of" before "testimony" in 1st Para

Added new 2nd paragraph: "Because parties that have raised objections to trial testimony generally will not know the disposition thereof until final decision, they should argue the matters alternatively in their briefs on the case."

Added new 3rd paragraph: "Please Note: Some of the cases cited in this section established principles later codified in the cited provisions in former 37 C.F.R. § 2.123(i), now 37 C.F.R. § 2.123(j), or were decided under rules which were the predecessors to such provisions

707.03(c)(1)

Note 8: Delete Spiritline Cruises LLC v. Tour Management Services, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 48324 (TTAB 2020) and Krause v. Krause Publications Inc., 76 USPQ2d 1904 (TTAB 2005)

Note 9: Add RxD Media, LLC v. IP Application Development LLC, 125 USPQ2d 1801 (TTAB 2018); delete Spiritline Cruises LLC v. Tour Management Services, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 48324 (TTAB 2020); Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Freud America, Inc., 2019 USPQ2d 460354 (TTAB 2019); M/S R.M. Dhariwal (HUF) 100% EOU v. Zarda King Ltd., 2019 USPQ2d 149090 (TTAB 2019) and Tao Licensing, LLC v. Bender Consulting Ltd., 125 USPQ2d 1043, 1047 (TTAB 2017)

707.03(c)(2)

Add "the Board ordinarily will not strike declaration or affidavit testimony on the basis of a substantive objection if the testimony was taken in accordance with the applicable rules; rather, the Board usually considers the objection upon evaluation of the probative value of the testimony at final hearing."

707.04

5th Para: Add "Further, the Board ordinarily will not strike affidavit or declaration testimony on the basis of a substantive objection if the testimony was taken in accordance with the applicable rules; rather, the Board usually will consider the objection upon evaluation of the probative value of the testimony at final hearing unless the objection has been waived." and cross-reference Cf. to TBMP §707.02(c)

Note 1: Add See generally Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); add See, e.g., Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada, 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020) and International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020); delete Coach Services Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 96 USPQ2d 1600 (TTAB 2010)

Note 2: Add Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Taboada, 2020 USPQ2d 10893 (TTAB 2020) and International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, 2020 USPQ2d 10892 (TTAB 2020)

Note 3: Add See generally Moke America LLC v. Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400 (TTAB 2020); delete Barclays Capital Inc. v. Tiger Lily Ventures Ltd., 124 USPQ2d 1160 (TTAB 2017)

New Note 6: Add Spiritline Cruises LLC v. Tour Management Services, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 48324 (TTAB 2020); Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Freud America, Inc., 2019 USPQ2d 460354 (TTAB 2019); M/S R.M. Dhariwal (HUF) 100% EOU v. Zarda King Ltd., 2019 USPQ2d 149090 (TTAB 2019) and Tao Licensing, LLC v. Bender Consulting Ltd., 125 USPQ2d 1043, 1047 (TTAB 2017)

Renumbered Note 9 (former Note 8): Add International Dairy Foods Association v. Interprofession du Gruyère, & Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère

Renumbered former Notes 6-8 to Notes 7-9

CHAPTER 800

801

Note 5: Add Peterson v. Awshucks SC, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11526, at *1 n.3 (TTAB 2020)and Moke USA, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10400, at *1 n.5 (TTAB 2020)

801.03

Moved "Briefs at final hearing" from 37 C.F.R. § 2.128(b) text to 37 C.F.R. § 2.128 title;

10th Para: Add reply brief "should not be used as an opportunity to argue plaintiff’s case in chief

802.01

2nd Para: Add fee requirement for oral hearings; clarified utility of hearings; and emphasized importance of record and brief

New Note 2: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(a)(24)

Renumbered former Notes 2-4 to Notes 3-5

802.02

1st Para: Add fee requirement for oral hearings

New Note 2: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.64(a)(24)

Renumbered former Note 2 to Note 3

802.03

1st Para: Add fee requirement for oral hearings

Add "Please Note" about oral hearings by video

Note 1: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(a)(24)

802.03(a)

Changed "Board’s Hearing and Decision Specialist" to "Board’s Hearings and Decisions Program Specialist"

802.03(b)

Changed subsection title from "Video" to "Video Conference"

802.07

1st Para: Add new first sentence that "A party who wishes to present a visual aid at the hearing should email a copy to TTABHearings@uspto.gov and to opposing counsel at least three days before the hearing for distribution to the panel."

2nd Para: Add three day minimum notice requirement to opposing counsel to present visual aid

802.08

3rd Para: Add procedure for presenting visual aids at hearings, and cross-reference to TBMP § 802.07

803

4th Para: Add "Generally" to beginning of paragraph

5th Para: Updated e-FOIA and associated links to TTAB Reading Room

804

Moved "Oral argument; reconsideration" from 37 C.F.R. § 2.129(c) text to 37 C.F.R. § 2.129 title

806

Updated normal termination steps, and clarified importance of notifying Board when a party files a civil action

807

2nd Para: Updated normal termination step (last sentence)

807.01

Updated general timing of status update process (in "Please Note")

807.02

1st Para: Deleted "for some reason" from fourth line

CHAPTER 900

902.01

2nd Para: Changed "A copy of the decision being appealed" to "A copy of the decision or order being appealed"

8th Para: Noted amendments to Rules adopted by the Federal Circuit, effective July 1, 2020

902.06

2nd Para: Add "assigned appeal number, and the short case name" to first sentence, "or index pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 17(c)" to second sentence

Note 4: Add cross-reference to Fed. Cir. R. 31(a)(1)(D) (deadlines for consolidated appeals per 2020 amendments)

903.07

Note 1: Add Realvirt, LLC v. Lee, 226 F. Supp. 3d 695 (E.D. Va. 2016), vacated as to attorneys’ fees, 734 F. App’x 754 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 14, 2018)

906.01

6th Para: Add "and factual findings on each relevant DuPont factor in the likelihood of confusion analysis"

8th Para: Add "a multi-color mark as applied to product packaging can never be inherently distinctive" with new Note 28, and "With regard to the likelihood of confusion analysis under a Section 2(d) claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviews the factual findings of each relevant DuPont factor for substantial evidence, but reviews the Board’s weighing of the DuPont factors de novo as a legal determination" with renumbered Note 30 (formerly Note 28)

9th Para: Changed "Substantial deference is given" to "Deference is generally given" (immediately before Para titled "Collateral Estoppel effect")

Add new final Para: "Application of Board’s Trial Rules: The Board’s interpretation of its own rules and practice set forth in the TBMP is reviewed under the arbitrary, capricious, and abuse of discretion standard" with new Note 36, and some examples, with new Note 37

Add new Notes 26, 28, 36 and 37, and renumbered former Notes 26 to 33 to Notes 27-35;

New Note 26 and renumbered Note 30 (former Note 28): Add Quiktrip W., Inc. v. Weigel Stores, Inc., 984 F.3d 1031, 2021 USPQ2d 35, at *2 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

New Note 28: Add In re Forney Indus., Inc., 955 F.3d 940, 2020 USPQ2d 10310, at *3 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Note 32 (former Note 30): Changed signals from "See" and "Cf." to "Compare" and "with"

New Note 36: Add Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co., 823 F. App’x 960, 2020 USPQ2d 10881, at *2 (Fed. Cir. 2020), Cai v. Diamond Hong, Inc., 901 F.3d 1367, 127 USPQ2d 1797, 1799 (Fed. Cir. 2018); Deleted "But see Custom Computer Services Inc. v. Paychex Properties Inc."

New Note 37: Add Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co., 823 F. App’x 960, 2020 USPQ2d 10881, at *2 (Fed. Cir. 2020), Cai v. Diamond Hong, Inc., 901 F.3d 1367, 127 USPQ2d 1797, 1799 (Fed. Cir. 2018); Deleted "But see Custom Computer Services Inc. v. Paychex Properties Inc."

CHAPTER 1000

No changes

CHAPTER 1100

1101.01

Last para: add clarifying language

CHAPTER 1200

1201.02

6th Para: Changed "file document in a Board proceeding" menu to "File Documents in a Board Proceeding" menu, and changed "Other Motion/Papers" to "Other motion/submission"

1202.01

4th Para: Add "suspend proceedings and" before "remand the application to the examining attorney to consider the request for reconsideration"

New Note 4: Add I n re UST Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. , 2020 USPQ2d 10435 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Note 4 to Note 5

1202.02

6th Para: Deleted information about alternatives to filing notice of appeal through ESTTA and petition to revive through TEAS

1202.03

6th Para: Changed "file document in a Board proceeding" menu to "File Documents in a Board Proceeding" menu, and changed "Other Motion/Papers" to "Other motion/submission"

1202.04

Note 1: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(i), 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(ii)

1202.05

New Note 2: Add Cf. I n re UST Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. , 2020 USPQ2d 10435 (TTAB 2020)

1203.01

1st Para: Add requirement that briefs be in at least 11-point type

Note 1: Add In re Information Builders Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10444 (TTAB 2020)

Note 6: Add In re James S. Fallon, 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020)

Note 13 and New Note 14: In re Ox Paperboard, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10878 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 14 and 15 to Notes 15 and 16

1203.02(a)

1st Para: Add "with the requisite fees" at end of first sentence

6th Para: Add "if one has not already been filed" prior to TBMP cross reference

New Note 1: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(iii) - 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(vii), and "Please Note: there is no fee for filing the first request to extend time to file an appeal brief" per 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(iii)

Renumbered former Notes 1-7 to Notes 2-8

1203.02(b)

New Note 6: Add I n re MK Diamond Products, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10882 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 10: Add Cf. In re Fallon , 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 6-8 to Notes 7-9

1203.02(c)

1st Para: Add filing fee for appeal brief but not for reply brief

Add New Note 1: Add Cf. 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(vi) and 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(vii)

Renumbered Note 3 (former Note 2): Add Cf. In re Ox Paperboard, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10878 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 1-5 to Notes 2-6

1203.02(d)

Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(iii) - 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(v);

New Note 2: Add "No fee is required for a first request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief"; Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(iii)

New Note 3: Add "However, a second or subsequent request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief must be accompanied by the requisite fee"; 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(iv) and 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(18)(v)

1203.02(e)

New Note 2: Add In re Information Builders Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10444 (TTAB 2020) and Cf. Life Zone Inc. v. Middleman Group, Inc., 87 USPQ2d 1953, 1955 n.4 (TTAB 2008)

Renumbered Note 3 (former Note 2): Add In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 1138 (TTAB 2020) and In re Fallon, 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020)

Former Notes 2-3 to Notes 3-4

1203.02(f)

1st Para: Clarified limited utility of citing Board decisions that are designated "not a precedent"

Notes 2 and 3: All case citations moved from Note 2 to New Note 3

New Note 3: Add In re UST Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., 2020 USPQ2d 10435 (TTAB 2020) and In re tapio GmbH , 2020 USPQ2d 1138 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 4: Add In re Society of Health and Physical Educators, 127 USPQ2d 1584 (TTAB 2018)

Renumbered Note 5 (former Note 3): Add "Bloomberg Law ceased publishing the USPQ in print form in December 2018"

1203.02(g)

Add "with a showing of good cause" to last sentence before new Note 3;

Note 2: Add I n re MK Diamond Products, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10882 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 3: Add Cf. In re Ox Paperboard, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10878 (TTAB 2020)

1204

11th Para: Add "with a showing of good cause"

Note 1: Updated hyperlink to Trademark Office’s Consistency Initiative

1205

Add new subsection 1205.01 with "Please Note: This section only addresses an amendment made in an application during a pending appeal i.e. before a final decision on the merits has been issued.

1205.01(a)

Add new subsection 1205.01(a), and changed title from "In General" to "Amendments and Requests for Reconsideration"

1st Para: Clarified procedure to follow when an amendment is filed with a notice of appeal, or an amendment is still pending with the Examining Attorney when a notice of appeal is filed, and Add cross-reference to TBMP § 1204

Moved Notes 1-4 from former TBMP § 1205

1205.01(b)

Add new subsection 1205.01(b) "Amendments and Requests for Remand" with two sub-sections

1205.01(b)(1)

Add new sub-section 1205.01(b)(1) "In General" with Paras 1-4 from former TBMP § 1205;

Renumbered old Notes 5-8 to Notes 1-4 and moved from former TBMP §1205

1205.01(b)(2)

Add new sub-subsection 1205.01(b)(2) "Preferred Practices for Amending Application during Appeal" with attendant explanation and direct citation to In re Ox Paperboard, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 10878 (TTAB 2020), and possible outcomes if an applicant does not follow the preferred practices; Add cross-references to TBMP § 1205.01(b)(1) and TBMP § 1205.01(a)

Renumbered old Note 9 to Note 1 and moved from former TBMP § 1205

1207.01

Note 1: Add In re Fallon , 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020) and In re tapio GmbH , 2020 USPQ2d 11387 (TTAB 2020)

1207.02

Add to item (3) ("The applicant and examining attorney have agreed to the remand)

Note 1: Add In re Informat ion Builders Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10444 (TTAB 2020); In re Fallon, 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020); and In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 11387 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 6: Add See, e.g., In re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 6-8 to Notes 7-9

1207.03

Note 1: Add See, e.g., I n re MK Diamond Products, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10882 (TTAB 2020)

Note 4: Add In re Mayweather Promotions, LLC; 2020 USPQ2d 11298 (TTAB 2020) and In re Boyd Gaming Corp., 57 USPQ2d 1944 (TTAB 2000)

1207.06

Subsection revised to reflect updates to letter of protest procedure under 37 C.F.R. § 2.149

Note 1: Deleted In re Candy Bouquet International Inc., 73 USPQ2d 1883 (TTAB 2004)

Note 2: Add In re Informat ion Builders Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10444 (TTAB 2020); deleted In re Urbano , 51 USPQ2d 1776, 1778 n.4 (TTAB 1999)

Note 3: Add In re Informat ion Builders Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10444 (TTAB 2020); modified parenthetical to In re Urbano, 51 USPQ2d 1776, 1778 n.4 (TTAB 1999)

1208

4th Para: Add "Similar to inter partes proceedings, in an ex parte appeal, evidence properly made of record may be cited by either the examining attorney or by the applicant for any permissible purpose."

Note 3: Deleted But see In re Hikari Sales USA, Inc., 2019 USPQ2d 111514 (TTAB 2019)

New Note 10: Add In re Guild Mortgage Co ., 2020 USPQ2d 10279 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Note 10 to Note 11

1208.01

Note 5: Add But see In re tapio GmbH , 2020 USPQ2d 11387 (TTAB 2020)

1208.02

Add "and Applications" to title of subsection

Note 12: Add In re Team Jesus LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 11489 (TTAB 2020)

Note 14: Add Action Temp orary Serv ices v. Labor Force , Inc., 870 F.2d 1563, 10 USPQ2d 1307, 1309 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (cancelled registrations are not evidence of any existing rights in a mark)

1208.03

Add new paragraph at the end of the subsection: "It is the obligation of the examining attorney and applicant to ensure that Internet evidence made of record is complete."

Note 32: Add In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 11387 (TTAB 2020)

1208.04

1st Para: Add "acronyms" and "abbreviations" to first sentence; deleted "acronyms and abbreviations" from second sentence

Add new paragraph at end of subsection "The Board will not take judicial notice of facts not commonly known. [Note 11.] Even where facts are commonly known and accepted, however, the Board is not required to take judicial notice because the taking of judicial notice is discretionary."

Add "in the inter partes context" after "For a full discussion of judicial notice"

Note 1: Add In re tapio GmbH , 2020 USPQ2d 11387 and In re Cordua Rests. LP , 110 USPQ2d 122, 1229 (TTAB 2014)

Note 3: Add See e.g., I n re Guild Mortgage Co ., 2020 USPQ2d 10279 (TTAB 2020) and In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 11387

New Note 11: Add In re tapio GmbH, 2020 USPQ2d 11387

1208.05

Note 1: Add In re Fallon , 2020 USPQ2d 11249 (TTAB 2020)

1209.01

2nd Para: Add "or if the nonproffering party consents to the submission of new evidence, even at a late stage of the appeal"

New Note 4: Add See, e.g., I n re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered former Notes 4-16 to Notes 5-17

1209.02

Add new 5th Para: "In addition, the examining attorney may also request remand for other reasons, including, for example, to request information from an applicant regarding a previously issued refusal." before new Note 6;

Note 1: Add See, e.g., I n re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V. 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)

Note 2: Add I n re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)

New Note 6: Add In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd., 2020 USPQ2d 11289 (TTAB 2020)

1209.03

Revised heading to "Upon Determination of Granted Letter of Protest"

Updated subsection to reflect changes to letters of protest under 37 C.F.R. § 2.149

1211

1st Para: Add "i.e., before the Board issues a final decision" to first sentence

Notes 1 and 2: Add I n re Information Builders Inc., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021)

Notes 3 and 4 (former Notes 1 and 3): Changed 37 C.F.R. § 2.68 to 37 C.F.R. § 2.68(a)

Renumbered Note 5 (former Note 3): Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.68(b)

Renumbered former Notes 1-4 to 3-6

1214

2nd Para: Add preferred practice for citing evidentiary record for consolidated cases, and cross-reference to TBMP § 1203.01

Add "and throughout the appeal" to last Para

1216

Add "Please Note" about oral hearings by video;

2nd Para: Add fee requirement for oral hearings, clarified utility of hearings, and emphasized importance of record and brief in

5th Para: Updated email address for USPTO video conference technician

6th and 7th Para: Changed "Board’s Hearing and Decision Specialist" to "Board’s Hearings and Decisions Program Specialist"

Note 1: Add 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(a)(24)

1217

4th Para: Add cross-references to TBMP § 1202.01, TBMP § 1202.02 and TBMP § 1202.03

5th Para: Add cross-reference to TBMP § 1218

Renumbered old Notes 1-12 to Notes 2-13

Add I n re Information Builders Inc., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021) to Notes 1, 6 (old Note 5) and 8 (old Note 7)

Add In re C arlton Cellars, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10150 (TTAB 2020) to Notes 4 and 8 (old Notes 3 and 7)

1218

1st Para: Add "i.e., the Board has issued a final decision" before New Note 1

New Note 1: Add I n re Information Builders Inc., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021)

Renumbered Note 2 (former Note 1): Add In re C arlton Cellars, LLC , 2020 USPQ2d 10150 (TTAB 2020) and In re Information Builders Inc., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021)

Renumbered Note 3 (former Note 2): Add In re Guaranteed Rate, Inc. , 2020 USPQ2d 10869 (TTAB 2020); In re Information Builders Inc., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021) and In re UST Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. , 2020 USPQ2d 10435 (TTAB 2020)

Renumbered Notes 4 and 5 ((former Notes 3 and 4): Add Cf. I n re Information Builders Inc ., 2021 USPQ2d 228 (TTAB 2021),

Renumbered former Notes 1-4 to Notes 2-5