T.M.E.P. § 808.03
Printing Description of Mark

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808.03 Printing Description of Mark

All descriptions in the description of the mark field in the application record will automatically be printed in the Official Gazette and on the certificate of registration.

Accordingly, when an examining attorney determines that a description should not be printed because it is unnecessary, the examining attorney should ensure that the description is deleted from the TRAM database, and enter a note to the file that the description has been deleted. The document containing the information deleted from TRAM will remain of record for informational purposes.

If the description is unsatisfactory or harmful to be in the record, the examining attorney should require that the applicant delete or correct it. This may be done by examiner's amendment.

A statement that a term in a mark has no meaning in the relevant industry should not be printed. TMEP §808.01(c).

See TMEP §817 regarding preparation of an application for publication or issuance.