# TMEP § 1207.04(f): Application for Concurrent Use Registration Pursuant to Court Decree

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1207.04(f)

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1207.04(f)
- **Heading:** Application for Concurrent Use Registration Pursuant to Court Decree
- **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 § 1207.04(f)

## Text

The USPTO may issue a concurrent use registration
pursuant to the final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction that
more than one person is entitled to use the same or similar marks in commerce.
15 U.S.C. §1052(d)
.  An applicant who
seeks a concurrent use registration on the basis of a court determination does
not have to be a prior user or obtain the consent of the owner of the involved
mark.
See Holiday Inn v. Holiday
Inns, Inc.
, 534 F.2d 312, 317-18, 189 USPQ
630, 633-34 (C.C.P.A.1976);
cf. Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Dunhill Tailored
Clothes, Inc.
, 293 F.2d 685, 690-94, 130
USPQ 412, 417-20 (C.C.P.A.1961);
TBMP §1103.03
.
When examining an application for concurrent use
registration pursuant to the decree of a court, the examining attorney must
determine whether the application complies with the specific requirements for
concurrent use applications (see
TMEP §1207.04(d)(i)-(ii)
) and the requirements that
would apply to an unrestricted application (see
TMEP
§§801-806.01(e)
for trademarks and service marks,
1303.01
for collective trademarks and
collective service marks,
1304.02
for
collective membership marks, and
1306.02
for certification marks).
In addition, under
37 C.F.R.
§2.99(f)
, all the following conditions must be met, or a
concurrent use proceeding before the Board must be prepared and instituted:
(1) The applicant is entitled to registration
subject only to the concurrent lawful use of a party to the court
proceeding;
(2) The court decree specifies the rights of
the parties;
(3) A true copy of the court decree is
submitted to the examining attorney;
(4) The concurrent use application complies
fully and exactly with the court decree; and
ing before the Board must be prepared and instituted:
(1) The applicant is entitled to registration
subject only to the concurrent lawful use of a party to the court
proceeding;
(2) The court decree specifies the rights of
the parties;
(3) A true copy of the court decree is
submitted to the examining attorney;
(4) The concurrent use application complies
fully and exactly with the court decree; and
(5) The excepted use specified in the
concurrent use application does not involve a registration, or any
involved registration has been restricted by the Director in accordance
with the court decree.
If any of the conditions listed above are
not
satisfied, the examining attorney will approve the
application for publication subject to a concurrent use registration proceeding
before the Board (
see
TMEP
§§1207.04(e)
,
(e)(i)
), rather than pursuant to the court decree.
See
37 C.F.R. §2.99(f)
.

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