# TMEP § 1501.06: Amendment After Decision on Appeal

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.06

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1501.06
- **Heading:** Amendment After Decision on Appeal
- **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 § 1501.06

## Text

An examining attorney may not take action in an
application after the Board has rendered a decision on appeal, because the examining
attorney does not have jurisdiction over the application.
See
In re U.S. Catheter & Instrument Corp.
, 158 USPQ 54, 55 n.3 (TTAB
1968). After a decision on appeal, the applicant may file a Petition to Director under
37 C.F.R. §2.142(g)
in the trademark electronic filing system to
reopen prosecution of the application. If the petition is granted, jurisdiction will be
restored to the examining attorney to take the specified action.
A petition to reopen prosecution of the application could
be granted if the appeal involved the applicant’s compliance with a requirement rather
than a refusal based on the nature of the mark.
See
In re Hickory Mfg. Co.
, 183 USPQ 789 (Comm’r Pats. 1974).  However,
the Director will deny a petition to reopen prosecution if granting the petition would
require further examination (e.g., to consider a claim of acquired distinctiveness under
15 U.S.C. §1052(f)
or an amendment to the Supplemental
Register).
See
In re Petite Suites Inc.
, 21 USPQ2d 1708 (Comm’r Pats. 1991);
In re Vycom Elecs. Ltd.
, 21 USPQ2d 1799 (Comm’r Pats. 1986);
In re Mack Trucks, Inc.
, 189 USPQ 642 (Comm’r Pats. 1976);
see also
TBMP §1218
(and cases
cited therein).

## 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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