# TMEP § 1902.01: Who Can File

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.01

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1902.01
- **Heading:** Who Can File
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1900 - Madrid Protocol / TMEP § 1902.01

## Text

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).

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1901 Overview of the Madrid System of International Registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1901.md)
- [TMEP § 1902 International Application Originating from the United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.md)
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- [TMEP § 1902.02(a) Form of International Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1902.02(b) Basic Application or Registration Number](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(b).md)
- [TMEP § 1902.02(c) Name and Addresses of Applicant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(c).md)
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- [TMEP § 1902.02(f) Identification of Goods/Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(f).md)
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- [TMEP § 1902.02(f)(ii) Providing a Website/Online Portal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(f)(ii).md)
- [TMEP § 1902.02(g) Classification in International Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(g).md)
- [TMEP § 1902.02(g)(i) Reclassifying Goods/Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(g)(i).md)

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