[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR2.21]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2.21  Requirements for receiving a filing date.

    (a) The Office will grant a filing date to an application that 
contains all of the following:
    (1) The name of the applicant;
    (2) A name and address for correspondence;
    (3) A clear drawing of the mark;
    (4) A listing of the goods or services; and

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    (5) The filing fee for at least one class of goods or services, 
required by Sec. 2.6.
    (b) If the applicant does not submit all the elements required in 
paragraph (a) of this section, the Office may return the papers with an 
explanation of why the filing date was denied.
    (c) The applicant may correct and resubmit the application papers. 
If the resubmitted papers and fee meet all the requirements of paragraph 
(a) of this section, the Office will grant a filing date as of the date 
the Office receives the corrected papers.

[64 FR 48918, Sept. 8, 1999]