# TMEP § 1902.02(b): Basic Application or Registration Number

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(b)

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1902.02(b)
- **Heading:** Basic Application or Registration Number
- **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 § 1902.02(b)

## Text

The international application must include the filing
date and serial number of the basic application, or the registration date and
registration number of the basic registration.
37 C.F.R.
§7.11(a)(1)
.  The USPTO will not certify the international
application if this information is incorrect or is omitted.
The international application must be based on an
active application and/or registration.  It cannot be based on an abandoned
application, or on a cancelled or expired registration.
An international application may be based on multiple
basic applications and/or basic registrations.  The relevant dates and numbers of
each application and/or registration must be included.  The USPTO will not certify
the international application if any of this information is incorrect or is
omitted.
If a basic application and/or registration has been
divided, each serial number and/or registration number must be identified.  If, after
the international application is filed, a basic application and/or registration has
been divided, the USPTO will notify the IB of the serial number of the new child
application and/or the registration number. See
TMEP
§§1110–1110.12
regarding dividing U.S. applications,
§§1615–1615.02
regarding dividing U.S. registrations, and
§1902.12
regarding dividing or merging a basic application
or registration.

## Nearby sections

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