# TMEP § 801.02(b): Act of 1946, Supplemental Register

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## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 801.02(b)
- **Heading:** Act of 1946, Supplemental Register
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 0800 - Application Requirements / TMEP § 801.02(b)

## Text

Certain marks that are not eligible for registration on
the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or
services, may be registered on the Supplemental Register.  Sections 23 through 28 of
the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1091–1096, provide for registration on the
Supplemental Register.  This is a continuation of the register provided for in the
Act of March 19, 1920.
See
15
U.S.C. §1091(a)
.  Marks registered on the Supplemental Register
are excluded from receiving the advantages of certain sections of the Act of 1946.
The excluded sections are listed in §26 of the Act,
15 U.S.C.
§1094
.
See Otter Prods. LLC v. BaseOneLabs
LLC
, 105 USPQ2d 1252, 1256
(TTAB 2012) (finding that while ownership of a registration on the Supplemental
Register established opposer’s standing to oppose registration of applicant's mark,
it did not establish that opposer owned a proprietary interest in a mark).
See
TMEP
§§815–815.04
and
816
regarding examination procedure
relating to the Supplemental Register.
An applicant may not seek registration on both the
Principal and the Supplemental Register in the same application.  If an applicant
requests registration on both the Principal and the Supplemental Register in the same
application, the examining attorney must require that the applicant amend to specify
only one register, or file a request to divide under
37 C.F.R.
§2.87
.
A mark in an application under §66(a) of the Trademark
Act,
15 U.S.C. §1141f(a)
, based on a request for
extension of protection of an international registration to the United States, cannot
be registered on the Supplemental Register.
15 U.S.C.
§1141h(a)(4)
;
37 C.F.R.
§§2.47(c)
,
2.75(c)
.
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