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37 C.F.R. § 2.32   Requirements for a complete application.

Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 2—RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
The Written Application

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§ 2.32   Requirements for a complete application.

(a) The application must be in English and include the following:

(1) A request for registration;

(2) The name of the applicant(s);

(3)(i) The citizenship of the applicant(s); or

(ii) If the applicant is a corporation, association, partnership or other juristic person, the jurisdiction (usually state or nation) under the laws of which the applicant is organized; and

(iii) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and citizenship of the general partners;

(4) The address of the applicant;

(5) One or more bases, as required by §2.34(a);

(6) A list of the particular goods or services on or in connection with which the applicant uses or intends to use the mark. In a United States application filed under section 44 of the Act, the scope of the goods or services covered by the section 44 basis may not exceed the scope of the goods or services in the foreign application or registration; and

(7) The international class of goods or services, if known. See §6.1 of this chapter for a list of the international classes of goods and services.

(b) The application must include a verified statement that meets the requirements of §2.33.

(c) The application must include a drawing that meets the requirements of §§2.51 and 2.52.

(d) The application must include fee required by §2.6 for each class of goods or services.

(e) For the requirements for a multiple class application, see §2.86.

[64 FR 48918, Sept. 8, 1999]

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