# TMEP § 1205.01(a)(i): First Use After December 8, 2005

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## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1205.01(a)(i)
- **Heading:** First Use After December 8, 2005
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1200 - Substantive Examination of Applications / TMEP § 1205.01(a)(i)

## Text

If a party other than an authorized party (see
TMEP
§1205.01(a)(vi)
for definition of authorized
party) applies to register the Red Crescent, the Third Protocol Emblem, or
the designation "Red Crescent" or "Third Protocol Emblem," and claims a date
of first use in commerce after December 8, 2005, the examining attorney must
refuse registration under §2(a) of the Trademark Act,
15
U.S.C. §1052(a)
,  on the ground that the mark
comprises matter that may falsely suggest a connection with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and/or
other authorized parties under the statute.
See
18
U.S.C. §706a;
TMEP
§1203.03(b)
. The examining attorney must provide
appropriate supporting evidence for the refusal. In addition, a refusal must
also be made on the ground that the mark is not in lawful use in commerce,
citing §§1 and 45 of the Trademark Act,
15
U.S.C. §§1051
and
1127
.
When examining specimens of use for such
designations, the examining attorney should also consider issuing a refusal
under §§1, 2, and 45 of the Trademark Act,
15
U.S.C. §§1051
,
1052
, and
1127
, on the ground that the subject matter would
not be perceived as a trademark or, in the case of services, §§1, 2, 3, and
45 of the Act,
15
U.S.C. §§1051
,
1052
,
1053
, and
1127
, as appropriate.
See
TMEP
§1202
.

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