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Trademark Filing
Requirements
You
must provide certain information to receive a filing date.
WARNING: BEFORE
COMPLETING AN APPLICATION, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY AND STUDY THE
EXAMPLES PROVIDED. ERRORS OR OMISSIONS MAY
RESULT IN THE DENIAL OF
A FILING DATE AND THE RETURN OF APPLICATION
PAPERS, OR THE DENIAL OF
REGISTRATION AND FORFEITURE OF THE FILING FEE.
To receive a filing
date, the applicant must provide all of the following:
1. A written application
form;
2. A drawing of the mark
on a separate piece of paper;
3. The required filing
fee (see page 11 for fee information); and
4. If the application is
filed based upon prior use of the mark in commerce, three specimens
for each class of goods or services. The specimens must show actual
use of the mark with the goods or services. The specimens may be
identical or they may be examples of three different uses showing the
same mark.
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