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Approved for use through 05/31/2021. OMB 0651-0009
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register
TEAS Plus Application (Version 7.6)

Basis for Filing

Watch the TMIN Filing Basis video explaining what is meant by "basis for filing."
Watch the TEAS Nuts and Bolts: Filing Basis video explaining how to fill out the Filing Basis page.

The applicant requests that the trademark/service mark identified on the preceding page be registered with the USPTO on the Principal Register for the class(es) and goods/services displayed below, and asserts herein the specific basis(es) that covers the listed goods/services.

Instructions for assigning a filing basis:
For each of the goods/services listed in the chart below, you will assign a specific filing basis, or if appropriate, multiple bases. (If the list is incorrect, you can add or delete items, using the appropriate buttons, below.) Visit the TEAS Help section of the USPTO website for an explanation of the four possible filing bases, identified by the 4 buttons beneath the listing of goods/services.

* Choose ONE method for adding the Goods/Services:
NOTE - INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AVAILABLE REGARDING GOODS/SERVICES:
Watch the TMIN Goods and Services video explaining what is meant by "identification of goods and services," and watch the TEAS Nuts and Bolts: Goods and Services video for instructions on filling out the Goods/Services page in this application.

 
Visit the TEAS Help section of the USPTO website for instructions on how to add item(s) to the list displayed below.
Visit the TEAS Help section of the USPTO website for instructions on how to remove item(s) from the list displayed below. 		 

International
Class
Goods/Services
Assigned
Filing Basis(es)
009  
Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.
NOTE: The specimen must show the mark as actually used in commerce. Examples of specimens for goods include tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, and photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point of sale. Webpages may also be specimens for goods when they include a picture or textual description of the goods associated with the mark and the means to order the goods. Examples of specimens for services include advertising and marketing materials, brochures, photographs of business signage and billboards, and website printouts that show the mark used in the actual sale, rendering, or advertising of the services.
Watch the TMIN Specimen video explaining what is an appropriate trademark or service mark specimen for a good or service.
NOTE: For attachment, the JPG/PDF image file(s) or sound/motion file(s) showing the specimen(s) must be on your local drive.
A specimen should NOT be: (1) the same file used in the mark section; or (2) a newly-created file that shows only the mark by itself. (Reminder: Within the earlier mark section, if you attached an image file for a stylized/design mark or a sound/motion file, you must ensure that it only shows the mark by itself, and does not display anything that would not truly be considered part of the actual mark, e.g., a scan of a complete business card would not be an acceptable mark image, although it may be an acceptable specimen).
* Attach Specimen


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By the applicant, or the applicant's related company, licensee, or predecessor in interest at least as early as
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By the applicant, or the applicant's related company, licensee, or predecessor in interest at least as early as
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Section 44(e), Based on Foreign Registration: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services, and attaches a copy of the foreign registration certificate and/or proof of renewal, and translation thereof (if appropriate).

Note: The USPTO database can only store 19 characters for this field. You should adjust your entry if possible, eliminating any unnecessary leadings 0s or country abbreviations, for example.
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* Attach Foreign Registration/Proof of Renewal/Translation
   
Foreign application exists for same goods/services
Foreign registration exists for same goods/services
NOTE: To assign the selected filing basis, click on "Assign Filing Basis" button, below. If you selected the wrong basis, click on the "Remove this [basis]" button, above, and start over. To assign multiple bases, click on another basis button and complete the section (and repeat process again, if appropriate) before clicking on the "Assign Filing Basis" button.
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