1502.01    Notification of Clerical Errors in Trademark Official Gazette

To request correction of a clerical error made by the USPTO, or a typographical error made by the applicant, that appears in the USPTO electronic record after the mark has been approved for publication or in the Trademark Official Gazette, the applicant or applicant's attorney must file a written request, signed by a proper party.  37 C.F.R §2.193(e)(2)  The request should be made using the TEAS Post-Publication Amendment form at https://teas.uspto.gov  . There is no fee for such a request. If the request is regarding a clerical error in the Official Gazette, it should be filed within one week after the date of publication.

Only purely clerical errors by the USPTO (e.g., a typographical error or omission, drawing printed upside down, or incorrectly stated data) can be corrected.  The USPTO will review the applicant's request to verify the existence of the clerical error and determine whether the error can be corrected without jurisdiction being restored to the examining attorney or republication being required.

See TMEP §§1505 et seq. for information concerning post-publication amendments and when republication is required.