# TMEP § 1501.01: Appealable Matter

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.01

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1501.01
- **Heading:** Appealable Matter
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1500 - Post-Examination Procedures / TMEP § 1501.01

## Text

An applicant who wishes to contest a refusal based on a
matter of substance (e.g., a matter arising under §§2-6, or 23 of the Trademark Act,
15 U.S.C. §§1052
-
1056
,
1091
), should file an appeal to the Board, not a
petition to the Director.
If the only issue in dispute is a question regarding the
applicant’s compliance with a technical provision of the Trademark Act or Trademark
Rules of Practice, the applicant may file a petition to the Director rather than an
appeal.
See
37 C.F.R. §§2.63(a)
,
(b)
,
2.146
. See also
TMEP §1704
and
TBMP §1201.05
regarding petitionable
matter versus appealable matter.
An examining attorney’s requirement that is the subject of
a petition decided by the Director subsequently may not be the subject of an appeal to
the Board.
37 C.F.R. §2.63(c)
.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1501 Appeal to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.01 Appealable Matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(a) Applicant’s Appeal Brief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(b) Examining Attorney’s Appeal Brief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(b).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(c) Reply Briefs in Ex Parte Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(c).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.03 Withdrawal of Refusal or Requirement After Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.03.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.04 Fee for Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.04.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.05 Amendment During Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.05.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.06 Amendment After Decision on Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.06.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.07 Examining Attorney’s Request for Reconsideration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.07.md)
- [TMEP § 1502 Publication in Trademark Official Gazette](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1502.md)
- [TMEP § 1502.01 Notification of Clerical Errors in Trademark Official Gazette](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1502.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1503.01 Filing a Notice of Opposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1503.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1503.02 Joining Persons in an Opposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1503.02.md)

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