# TMEP § 1902.02(c): Name and Addresses of Applicant > Federal · Agency guidance · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(c) ## Section - **Citation:** TMEP § 1902.02(c) - **Heading:** Name and Addresses of Applicant - **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(c) ## Text Only the owner of the basic application and/or registration may file an international application. 15 U.S.C. §1141a(a) .  The international application must include the name, current address, and email address of the applicant. 37 C.F.R. §§7.4(a) , 7.11(a)(2) . The name and entity of the international applicant must be identical to the name and entity of the applicant/registrant in the basic application and/or registration. 37 C.F.R. §7.11(a)(2) On the prepopulated form in the trademark electronic filing system, the applicant’s name cannot be changed, so the international applicant’s name will always be identical to the name of the owner of record for the basic application and/or registration. When the applicant submits a free-text form in the trademark electronic filing system or a permitted paper form ( see TMEP §1902.02(a) ), an MPU trademark specialist will check the Trademark database to verify that the name of the international applicant is identical to the name of the owner of the basic application and/or registration. If the names are not identical, the trademark specialist will check the Assignment Recordation Branch’s database to determine whether an assignment or other document affecting title that is not reflected in the Trademark database has been recorded.  If assignment records do not show a clear chain of title to the international applicant, the USPTO will notify the applicant that the application cannot be certified.  If the records of the Assignment Recordation Branch do show a clear chain of title, the trademark specialist will update the “Ownership” field in the Trademark database. Because a delay in certifying and forwarding an international application to the IB may affect the date of the international registration, any request to record a change in ownership of a U.S. basic application and/or registration should be filed well in advance of the filing of the international application, to allow sufficient processing time date the “Ownership” field in the Trademark database. Because a delay in certifying and forwarding an international application to the IB may affect the date of the international registration, any request to record a change in ownership of a U.S. basic application and/or registration should be filed well in advance of the filing of the international application, to allow sufficient processing time.  Requests to record documents may be filed electronically through Assignment Center at https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov or on paper. See 37 C.F.R. §3.25(c) . Assignments filed electronically are recorded much faster than assignments filed on paper.  If there is an unrecorded change in ownership, and the international applicant does not use Assignment Center to record the change, the USPTO may be unable to certify or forward the international application to the IB within two months after the application is received in the USPTO.  In this situation, the date of the international registration will be the date of receipt of the application in the IB. See TMEP §1902.04 . Applicants can search the Assignment Recordation Branch’s database at http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/?db=tm to determine whether an assignment or other document of title has been recorded and can search the TSDR database at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/ to determine whether the ownership information in the Trademark databases has been updated.  See TMEP §§504–504.04 regarding automatic updating of ownership information in the Trademark database. If an international applicant is relying on an assignment (or other document transferring title) that has recently been filed for recordation, the applicant should wait until the Assignment Recordation Branch has recorded the assignment before filing the international application to ensure that the correct owner is reflected in the USPTO records of ownership information in the Trademark database. If an international applicant is relying on an assignment (or other document transferring title) that has recently been filed for recordation, the applicant should wait until the Assignment Recordation Branch has recorded the assignment before filing the international application to ensure that the correct owner is reflected in the USPTO records. If an international application is denied certification because the applicant is not the same party as the owner named in the basic application(s) and/or registration(s), the applicant may petition the Director to review the refusal to certify. The applicant may attach a copy of the recently filed assignment to the petition with an explanation that the assignment has not yet been recorded by the Assignment Recordation Branch. If the petition is granted, the international application will be reinstated with the original filing date. See TMEP §1902.03(a) regarding petitions to review refusal to certify. ## 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) - [TMEP § 1902.01 Who Can File](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.01.md) - [TMEP § 1902.02 Minimum Requirements for Date of Receipt of International Application in USPTO](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02.md) - [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) - [TMEP § 1902.02(d) Reproduction (Drawing) of Mark](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(d).md) - [TMEP § 1902.02(e) Color Claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(e).md) - [TMEP § 1902.02(f) Identification of Goods/Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(f).md) - [TMEP § 1902.02(f)(i) House Marks and “Full Line of …”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(f)(i).md) - [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) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1902.02(c). 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