T.M.E.P. § 401.01
Filing Receipts

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401.01 Filing Receipts

TEAS Applications

For applications filed through the Trademark Electronic Application System ("TEAS"), the USPTO immediately issues a confirmation of filing via e-mail that includes the serial number and date of receipt. This e-mail confirmation serves as evidence of filing should any question arise as to the filing date of the application. No paper filing receipt is generated.

The e-mail confirmation includes a summary of all the data provided by applicant in the application. The applicant or attorney should review this information for accuracy. If the information in the e-mail confirmation is inconsistent with the information transmitted by applicant, the applicant or attorney should notify the USPTO by replying to the e-mail confirmation.

Applications Under §66(a)

For §66(a) applications (requests for extensions of protection of international registrations to the United States), an acknowledgment of receipt of the application will be sent to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization ("IB"). The IB will send the acknowledgment to the applicant. See TMEP §§1904 et seq. for further information about §66(a) applications.

Paper Applications Under §1 or §44

For paper applications under §1 or §44 of the Trademark Act, after an application has been given a filing date, the Trademark Reporting and Monitoring ("TRAM") System generates a filing receipt and sends it to the applicant or the applicant's attorney. The filing receipt identifies the following: (1) the application serial number and filing date; (2) the statutory basis or bases for filing, if provided at the time of filing; (3) information regarding the mark, the applicant, and the goods and/or services; (4) the international class(es); and (5) the address to be used for correspondence.

The applicant or attorney should review the information on the filing receipt for accuracy and notify the USPTO in writing of any discrepancy. A request for correction of a filing receipt should be directed to the Pre-Examination Section of the Office of Trademark Services, or sent via e-mail to TMfiling.receipt@uspto.gov.

An applicant should send a request for correction of a filing receipt only if the information on the filing receipt is inconsistent with the information in the application as filed. If the applicant made an error in the application, the applicant should file an amendment rather than a request for correction of the filing receipt.