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TMEP 1203.03(c): False Suggestion of a Connection

October 2017 Edition of the TMEP

TMEP Chapter Index
Chapter 1200: Substantive Examination of Applications
1203: Refusal on Basis of Immoral or Scandalous Matter; Deceptive Matter; Matter which May Falsely Suggest a Connection
1203.03: Matter That May Falsely Suggest a Connection

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1203.03(c)    False Suggestion of a Connection

Section 2(a) prohibits the registration of a mark that consists of or comprises matter that may falsely suggest a connection with persons, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols. See TMEP §1203.03(a)(i) regarding persons, TMEP §1203.03(a)(ii) regarding institutions, TMEP §1203.03(a)(iii) regarding national symbols, and TMEP §1203.03 for information about the legislative history of §2(a).