Who Can File

Under

15 U.S.C.

§1141a

and Article 2(1), a qualified owner of a basic application

for registration on the Principal or Supplemental Register pending in the USPTO or a

qualified owner of a basic registration issued by the USPTO on the Principal or

Supplemental Register may file an application for international registration through the

USPTO.  To qualify, the international applicant must:

(1)   Be a national of the United States;

(2)   Be domiciled in the United States; or

(3)   Have a real and effective industrial or commercial

establishment in the United States.

If joint applicants file, each applicant must meet at

least one of these requirements.  Regs. Rule 8(2).