Background Information

§ 7.11(a) Requirements

Priority Claims

Electronic Application Forms: Scenario 1

Electronic Application Forms: Scenario 2

The Certification Process

Who Owns the U.S. Basic Application or Registration?

Drawing Issues - Color

Drawing Issues -- § 2

Drawing Issues -- § 2.52(a)-Standard Characters

Other Drawing Issues

Irregularities -- §7.14(b)

U.S. Processing Fees -- §7.6

Calculating the Processing Fee

Other Processing Fees

Fees to the International Bureau

Changes to the International Registration - General Principle

Subsequent Designations -- § 7.21

Changes to the International Registration -- § 7.22

Changes to the International Registration - the PROCESS

Exceptions to the General Principle Concerning Changes - § 7.23

Request to Record a Security Interest or Other Restriction - § 7.24

Requests for Extension of Protection (REPs)

REPs - A Few Facts

Replacement -- § 7. 28

Effect of Replacement -- § 7.29

Cancellation or Expiration of the international Registration - § 7.30

Transformation -- § 7.31

Post Registration Matters

Affidavits of Use -- § 7. 36

Division of Registrations

Sources of Information

• When the international application fails the formalities examination at the IB, what happens?
• If the informality concerns classification or the identification of goods or services,             = = >               response to the informality must be filed through the USPTO at least one month before the end of the response period -- §7.14(d).
• The international applicant must respond to any ID or classification irregularity through the TEAS system—TEAS will have a form.
• The Office will not review the irregularity responses.
• Other responses must be made directly with the IB. 
• No U.S. fees for irregularity processing.