Date of First Use Anywhere

In a trademark or service mark application, the date of

first use anywhere is the date when the goods were first sold or transported, or the

services were first rendered, under the mark, if such use is bona fide and in the

ordinary course of trade.

See

15 U.S.C. §1127

(definition of “use” within the definition

of “abandonment of mark”).  For every applicant, whether foreign or domestic, the

date of first use of a mark is the date of the first use anywhere, in the United

States or elsewhere, regardless of whether the nature of the use was local or

national, intrastate or interstate, or of another type.

See

TMEP

§1303.01(a)(i)(B)

regarding dates of use for collective

trademarks or collective service marks,

§1304.02(a)(i)(B)

regarding dates of use for collective

membership marks, and

§1306.02(a)(i)(A)

regarding dates of use for certification marks.