Preliminary Amendment Form

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	Trademark Electronic Application System - TEAS Application
	United States Patent and Trademark Office

For more information regarding any of the following questions or topics, either go to HELP or click on the underlined word. You may use the following Preliminary Amendment Form to:

Request a change to an application prior to examination; or

Request a change to an already-examined application, where no other mechanism exists; i.e., no other TEAS form provides the opportunity to propose a change; e.g., amendment of the mark when submitting an Amendment to Allege Use (if after a Notice of Allowance has issued, you must use the specific Post-Publication Amendment form).

Advisory Note: You must maintain an accurate correspondence address with the USPTO. All changes must be made in writing, or through the electronic Change of Correspondence Address form.

Please answer all of the questions below to create a Preliminary Amendment Form showing only sections relevant to you. To have many of the fields of your form automatically completed using the Trademark Operation's database (based on your original filing), please enter the serial number of your application. Finally, click on the NEXT button; or, to start over, click on the CLEAR button.

WARNING: This form has a session time limit of 60 minutes. Your "session" began as soon as you accessed this initial Form Wizard page. If you exceed the 60-minute time limit, the form will not validate and you must begin the entire process again; you can, however, extend the time limit. You should always try to have all information required to complete the form prior to starting any session.
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). NOTE: Fields containing the symbol "*" must be completed; all other relevant fields should be completed if the information is known. A declaration will automatically appear at the end of the actual form in each instance. To satisfy legal requirements, the declaration at the end of the preliminary amendment form must be signed if a "#" symbol precedes a specific item listed on the form, OR if the original application were submitted "unsigned." The declaration must be signed by someone who is a "proper party to sign on behalf of applicant" under Trademark Rule 2.33. If not required, the declaration may simply be left unsigned. However, the information for the Preliminary Amendment Signature section must always be entered.

NOTE: This form has a session time limit of 60 minutes. A session begins once you create and enter the form via the Form Wizard. If you exceed the 60 minute time limit, the form will not validate and you must begin the entire process again. Therefore, you should have all information required to complete the form available prior to starting your session.

* Serial Number: (required only if completing a new Preliminary Amendment form; otherwise, access saved form, below)
OR

To access previously-saved data, use the "Browse/Choose File" button below to access the file from your local drive. NOTE: For detailed instructions on the process for retrieving saved data, please click here. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE NEW INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE DISPLAY OF YOUR DATA IN AN XML FORMAT THAT CANNOT BE EDITED. NOTE: Do NOT attempt to use the button below to upload an image file (for example, a specimen). You must use the button that will be presented for that purpose within the proper section of the actual form.

STEP 3: If this is a new amendment, answer each question below to build a form appropriate to your application.

NOTE: You must wait approximately 7-10 days after your original submission to file the Preliminary Amendment. Please first ensure that all of the original application data has been fully loaded into the USPTO's TARR database before attempting to use this form.
WARNING: While you may successfully submit a Preliminary Amendment, the filing will NOT result in any information being automatically uploaded into the USPTO's databases. An examining attorney must review the amendment to determine whether the proposed change(s) is acceptable. Also, you may submit a Preliminary Amendment for an application filed under the Madrid Protocol (Section 66(a)) only for limited purposes.

1. Do you need to change/delete an existing classification number; modify listing of goods and/or services; add/modify dates of use;add/substitute a specimen and/or submit a foreign registration certificate ?
Yes No

2. Do you want to make any additional statement(s) of record to address a requirement, e.g., a disclaimer, claim of a prior registration, Section 2(f) claim, or amendment to the Supplemental Register?
Yes No

3. Do you want to modify your mark? (i.e., either change the mark itself or submit a better quality image)

NOTE: While minor changes in the mark are sometimes permitted, any material alteration will NOT be permitted and will result in a refusal being issued on that ground. If submitting a new mark image, it MUST be in the JPG format (only attachments in other portions of the form (e.g., specimens, evidence) can be in the PDF format).

Yes No

4. Do you want to correct any applicant or entity information?
Yes No

5. Do you need to ADD a new class of goods and/or services? (Note: If simply CHANGING an existing classification number, use Question #1, above.)
Yes No If the answer is Yes, enter the number of classes:

6. Do you want to pay an additional fee?
Yes No

7. Do you need to change correspondence address?
Yes No

8. Do you need to submit a Signed Declaration to verify an application originally submitted UNSIGNED?
Yes No

STEP 4: If you have reviewed the Office action to confirm that your answers to the above questions properly correspond to all issues raised in the Office action, click on the NEXT button; or to start over, click on the CLEAR button.

The information collected on this form allows the USPTO to determine whether a mark may be registered on the Principal or Supplemental Register, and provides notice of an applicant’s claim of ownership of the mark. Responses to the request for information are required to obtain the benefit of a registration on the Principal register. 15 U.S.C. §1051 et. seq. and 37 CFR Part 2. All information collected will be made public. Gathering and providing the information will require an estimated 10 minutes (depending if the response is based on an intent to use the mark in commerce, use of the mark in commerce, or a foreign application or registration). Please direct comments on the time needed to complete this form, and/or suggestions for reducing this burden to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Please note that the USPTO may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information using a form that does not display a valid OMB control number.

Tue Jan 13 23:23:30 EST 2009