TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF TRADEMARK EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(FY 1999 - FY 2003)
| ITEM |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Applications for Registration: |
|
Applications including Additional Classes |
295,165 |
375,428 |
296,388 |
258,873 |
267,218 |
|
Applications Filed |
240,308 |
296,490 |
232,939 |
207,287 |
218,596 |
| Disposal of Trademark Applications: |
|
Registrations including Additional Classes |
104,324 |
127,794 |
124,502 |
164,457 |
185,182 |
|
Abandonments including Additional Classes |
77,184 |
101,099 |
142,973 |
120,102 |
119,858 |
Trademark First Actions including Additional Classes |
338,937 |
352,325 |
464,618 |
253,187 |
276,568 |
| Applications
Approved for Publication including Additional Classes |
181,366 |
203,251 |
235,419 |
217,487 |
168,235 |
|
Certificates of Registration Issued: 1
|
|
1946 Act Principal Register |
57,046 |
73,888 |
61,152 |
81,096 |
83,022 |
|
Principal Register |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ITU-Statements of Use Registered |
26,810 |
27,170 |
36,188 |
45,064 |
54,046 |
|
1946 Act Supplemental Register |
3,918 |
5,325 |
4,974 |
7,065 |
6,356 |
|
Total Certificates of Registration |
87,774 |
106,383 |
102,314 |
133,225 |
143,424 |
|
Renewal of Registration:2
|
|
Section 9 Applications Filed |
7,944 |
24,435 |
24,174 |
34,325 |
35,210 |
|
Section 8 Applications Filed3 |
N/A |
24,099 |
24,167 |
34,271 |
34,189 |
|
Registrations Renewed |
6,280 |
8,821 |
31,477 |
29,957 |
34,370 |
|
Affidavits, Sec. 8/15: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affidavits Filed |
33,104 |
28,920 |
33,547 |
39,484 |
43,151 |
|
Affidavits Disposed |
29,119 |
28,894 |
37,092 |
35,375 |
39,603 |
|
Affidavits for Benefits: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under Sec. 12(c) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Published Under Sec. 12(c) |
8 |
3 |
15 |
26 |
5 |
| Amendments to Allege Use Filed |
3,554 |
8,971 |
8,582 |
8,261 |
8,458 |
| Statements of Use Filed |
34,367 |
36,119 |
47,811 |
53,974 |
67,222 |
| Notice of Allowance Issued |
82,940 |
120,177 |
120,166 |
158,868 |
139,332 |
Total Active Certificates of Registration |
931,273 |
1,020,126 |
1,063,164 |
1,116,200 |
1,184,888 |
Pendency - Average Months: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Between Filing and Examiner's First Action |
4.6 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
5 |
|
Between Filing, Registration (Use Applications) Abandonments, and NOA's |
18.9 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
19.9 |
19.8 |
|
Between Filing and Issuing a NOA (Intent to Use Applications) |
18.9 |
16.0 |
16.4 |
18.3 |
16.2 |
|
Notes:
1/ With the exception of Certificates of Registration, Renewal of Registration,
Affidavits filed under Section 8/15 and 12(c), the workload count includes extra classes.
2/ Renewal of registration is required beginning 10 years following registration concurrent with 20 - year renewals coming due.
3/ Section 8 Affidavit is required for filing a renewal beginning October 30, 1999
(FY 2000) with the implementation of the Trademark Law Treaty.
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Workload Sources:
Applications Filed are taken from the TRAMPY10AR01 Report.
Registration and Post Registration data is taken from the TRAM Megaspec TMIIMC38-PO1 and TMIIFY15-PO1 Report.
Abandonments are taken from the TRAM TMIIMR08 - PO1 Report.
First Actions and Approvals for Publication are taken from the TRAM Progress Summary Report.
Pendency is taken from the TRAM Examination Pendency Plus Suspended/Inter Partes Cases TMIIPE05-PO3.
Statements of Use are taken from the TRAM TMIIFY20-PO1 Report.
Notices of Allowance Issued are taken from the TMAM TMIIFY25-PO1 Report.
Total Active TM registrations are taken from the TMIIXS40-01TRAM Data Base Statistics report.
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