Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") amends the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to require a description of the mark in all applications to register a mark not in standard characters. This requirement will facilitate more accurate and comprehensive design coding and pseudo-mark data determinations, and therefore will promote better searchability of marks within the USPTO trademark database. The USPTO will maintain its practice of printing the description of a mark on the certificate of registration only when the USPTO deems the description necessary to clarify what is claimed in the mark.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/14/E8-5202/changes-in-the-requirement-for-a-description-of-the-mark-in-trademark-applications (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 2008-03-14
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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