# TMEP § 702.03(a)(iv): Classification and Identification in Companion Applications that Have Registered or Been Published for Opposition

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## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 702.03(a)(iv)
- **Heading:** Classification and Identification in Companion Applications that Have Registered or Been Published for Opposition
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 0700 - Procedure for Examining Applications / TMEP § 702.03(a)(iv)

## Text

If a companion application has been published for
opposition or has registered, the examining attorney may presume that the
classification and identification of goods or services in the companion
application or registration are acceptable, unless the identification or
classification is clearly wrong.  If the examining attorney accepts the
classification and identification of goods or services because they were accepted
in a companion application or registration, the examining attorney must note the
companion application serial number or registration number in a Note to the File
(also referred to as a Public Note or Notation to File).
Sometimes, the classification and identification of
goods and/or services in the prior companion application or registration is
clearly wrong.  For example, identifications and class assignments that were
acceptable in the past may no longer be in accord with the current Nice Agreement
classification system (
see
TMEP
§§1401.02–1401.02(c)
) or with USPTO policy on acceptable
identifications, which change periodically.  In these cases, the examining
attorney cannot adopt the classification and identification listed in the
companion application or registration.
See
TMEP
§§1402.14
,
1904.02(c)(v)
.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 701 Statutory Authority for Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S701.md)
- [TMEP § 702.01 Order of Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.01.md)
- [TMEP § 702.02 “Special” Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.02.md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(a) Companion Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(a).md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(a)(i) Companion Applications Not Previously Assigned for the Same or Similar Marks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(a)(i).md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(a)(ii) Companion Applications Previously Assigned](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(a)(ii).md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(a)(iii) Companion Registrations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(a)(iii).md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(a)(iv) Classification and Identification in Companion Applications that Have Registered or Been Published for Opposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(a)(iv).md)
- [TMEP § 702.03(b) Conflicting Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S702.03(b).md)
- [TMEP § 703 USPTO Does Not Issue Duplicate Registrations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S703.md)
- [TMEP § 704.01 Initial Examination Must Be Complete](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S704.01.md)
- [TMEP § 704.02 Examining Attorney’s Search](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S704.02.md)
- [TMEP § 704.03 Supervisory Examining Attorney May Indicate Action for Non-Signatory Examining Attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S704.03.md)
- [TMEP § 705 The Examining Attorney’s Letter or Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S705.md)

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