The Specification of Trademark Examination Procedures in the United States, or TMEP, was officially released in July 2022. TMEP records all the main information of the US trademark registration process, and its update will greatly improve the work efficiency of lawyers, applicants, registrants and practitioners.
TMEP reflects the changes brought to trademark registration by the latest Trademark Law of the United States since 2020, and has more detailed descriptions and regulations on correction, transfer, revocation, review, third-party registration and use evidence, and identification of goods and services , classification, and determination of the filing date, all have more detailed explanations, especially a clearer definition of "non-downloadable computer software". In addition, regarding the identification of collective marks, the terms of color trademarks and black and white trademarks have also been revised.
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