T.M.E.P. § 802
Application Form

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802 Application Form

Applications under §66(a) of the Trademark Act will be sent to the USPTO electronically by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization ("IB").

The USPTO prefers that applicants file applications under §1 or §44 of the Trademark Act through the Trademark Electronic Application System ("TEAS"), available at http://www.uspto.gov, or on the USPTO's pre-printed scannable form. The applicant may obtain the USPTO's form by calling the Trademark Assistance Center at (571) 272-9250 or (800) 786-9199.

Trademark applications may not be filed by facsimile ("fax") transmission. 37 C.F.R. 2.195(d)(1); TMEP §306.01.

The USPTO strongly discourages self-created forms, but will accept them if they meet the requirements for receipt of a filing date set forth in 37 C.F.R. 2.21(a) (see TMEP §202). If a self-created form is used, the application should be on letter size (i.e., 81/2 inches (21.6 cm.) by 11 inches (27.9 cm.)) paper, typewritten, double spaced, with margins of at least 11/2 inches (3.8 cm.) at the left and top of the pages. The application should be written on only one side of the paper.

The application must be in the English language. 37 C.F.R. 2.32(a).

The USPTO does not generally require the submission of original documents, so the applicant may file a copy of a signed application. 37 C.F.R. 2.193(c)(1)(ii); TMEP §302.01.