# TMEP § 1003.03: Basis for Registration Required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.03

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1003.03
- **Heading:** Basis for Registration Required
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1000 - Applications Under Section 44 / TMEP § 1003.03

## Text

Section 44(d) of the Act provides a basis for receipt of a
priority filing date, but not a basis for publication or registration. Before an application
may be approved for publication, or allowed for registration on the Supplemental Register,
the applicant must establish a basis for registration under §1(a), §1(b), or §44(e) of the
Act.
See
37 C.F.R.
§2.34(a)(4)(iii)
. See
TMEP
§1002.02
regarding applications that are entitled to a priority
filing date under §44(d), but are not entitled to registration under §44(e) because the
foreign application was filed in a treaty country that is not the applicant’s country of
origin.
An applicant may claim more than one basis for registration
(i.e., §44(e) in addition to §1(a) or §1(b)). If the applicant claims a §1(b) basis, the
applicant must file an allegation of use (i.e., either an amendment to allege use under
15 U.S.C. §1051(c)
or a statement of use under
15 U.S.C.
§1051(d)
) before the mark can be registered. See
TMEP §806.01(b)
regarding the requirements for a §1(b) basis and
§§1004-1004.02
regarding the requirements
for registration under §44(e).
A §44(d) applicant may not assert a basis under §66(a) of the
Trademark Act, based on an extension of protection of an international registration to the
United States.
See
37 C.F.R.
§§2.34(b)
,
2.35(a)
.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1001 Section 44 Applications - General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1001.md)
- [TMEP § 1002.01 Eligible Applicants Under §44(e)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1002.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1002.02 Eligible Applicants Under §44(d)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1002.02.md)
- [TMEP § 1002.03 Establishing Entitlement Under a Treaty or Foreign Law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1002.03.md)
- [TMEP § 1002.04 Establishing Country of Origin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1002.04.md)
- [TMEP § 1002.05 U.S. Applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1002.05.md)
- [TMEP § 1003 Section 44(d) - Priority Filing Date Based on a Foreign Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.md)
- [TMEP § 1003.01 The “First-Filed” Requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1003.02 Priority Claim Must Be Filed Within Six Months of Foreign Filing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.02.md)
- [TMEP § 1003.03 Basis for Registration Required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.03.md)
- [TMEP § 1003.04(a) Applications Based Solely on Section 44](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.04(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1003.04(b) Multiple-Basis Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.04(b).md)
- [TMEP § 1003.04(c) Periodic Inquiries Issued as to Status of Foreign Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.04(c).md)
- [TMEP § 1003.05 Section 44(d) and Priority for Publication](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1003.05.md)

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