T.M.E.P. § 206
Effective Filing Date

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206 Effective Filing Date

The filing date of an application (see TMEP §201) is also the effective filing date, except in the situations described in the subsections below. In these situations, the USPTO does not alter the original filing date in its automated records.

If the effective filing date is subsequent to the date on which the examining attorney searched Office records for conflicting marks, the examining attorney must conduct another search.