# TMEP § 1902: International Application Originating from the United States

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

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

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1902
- **Heading:** International Application Originating from the United States
- **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

## Text

This section covers international applications and
registrations
originating from
the United States, i.e., international
registrations based on an application for registration on the Principal or Supplemental
Register pending in the USPTO and/or a registration issued by the USPTO on the Principal or
Supplemental Register.  See
TMEP
§§1904-1904.15
for information about requests for extension of
protection
to
the United States by the holder of an international
registration originating in another country.  International applications originating from
the United States are processed by the USPTO’s Madrid Processing Unit (MPU).

## 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)

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