# TMEP § 103: Trademark Documents

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S103

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 103
- **Heading:** Trademark Documents
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 0100 - General Information / TMEP § 103

## Text

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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