Trademark Documents

Trademark documents must be filed electronically using the

trademark electronic filing system, which comprises the Trademark Electronic Application

System (TEAS), available at

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/apply

and Trademark

Center, available at

https://trademarkcenter.uspto.gov/

.

See

37 C.F.R. §§2.21(a)

,

2.23(a)

,

7.4(a)

,

7.25(a)

. See

TMEP

§301.01

regarding the mandatory use of the trademark electronic

filing system for filing trademark documents and the limited exceptions when paper

submissions may be submitted. Electronic filings may be submitted only after the user has

established a USPTO.gov account and completed the one-time mandatory identity verification

process.

Requests to record assignments, name changes, and other

documents affecting title to an application or registration should be filed using

Assignment Center at

https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/

.

See

37 C.F.R. §3.25(c)

. See

TMEP

Chapter 500

and the webpage

https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/trademark-assignments-change-search-ownership

for more information regarding assignments.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (Board) electronic filing

system comprises the Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA), available

at

https://estta.uspto.gov/

,

and TTAB Center, available at

https://ttabcenter.uspto.gov/

,

and must be used to file requests for extensions of time to oppose, notices of opposition,

petitions to cancel, appeals, motions, briefs, notices of change of address, and other

documents in Board proceedings.

See

37 C.F.R.

§2.126(a)

.

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