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Chapter 200: Application Filing Date

201: What Constitutes a Filing Date

201.01: Effective Filing Date Controls for Purposes of Determining Priority for Publication or Issue

201.02: Constructive Use Priority

202: Requirements for Receiving a Filing Date

202.01: Clear Drawing of the Mark

202.02: Listing of Recognizable Goods or Services

202.03: Filing Fee for at Least One Class of Goods or Services

202.03(a): Fee Payment Refused or Charged Back by Financial Institution

202.03(a)(i): Processing Fee for Payment Refused or Charged Back by Financial Institution

203: Review for Compliance with Minimum Requirements

204: Defective or Informal Applications

204.01: Filing Date Cancelled if Minimum Filing Requirements Not Met

204.02: Resubmission of Applications and Request to Restore Filing Date

204.03: Examining Attorney’s Handling of Applications that Are Erroneously Accorded a Filing Date

205: Filing Date Is Not Normally Changed

206: Effective Filing Date

206.01: Amendment of §1(b) Application from Principal Register to Supplemental Register upon Filing of Allegation of Use

206.02: Application Claiming Priority under §44(d) or §67

206.03: Applications Filed before November 16, 1989 that Are Amended to the Supplemental Register on or after November 16, 1989

206.04: Examining Attorney’s Action after Conducting New Search When the Effective Filing Date Changes to a Later Date