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815    Application Filed on Supplemental Register

Sections 23 through 28 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1091–1096, provide for registration on the Supplemental Register.  Certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or services, may be registered on the Supplemental Register.  Marks registered on the Supplemental Register are excluded from receiving the advantages of certain sections of the Act of 1946.  The excluded sections are listed in 15 U.S.C. §1094. See TMEP §801.02(b).

If the applicant seeks registration on the Supplemental Register, the application should state that registration is requested on the Supplemental Register.  If no register is specified, the USPTO will presume that the applicant seeks registration on the Principal Register.

A mark in an application under §66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f(a), based on a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States, cannot be registered on the Supplemental Register. 15 U.S.C. §1141h(a)(4); 37 C.F.R. §§2.47(c) and 2.75(c).

Upon approval of the mark for registration, the record will indicate that the mark has been "Allowed for Supplemental Registration" rather than that the mark has been approved for publication.  Marks on the Supplemental Register are not published for opposition, but are issued as registered marks on the date that they are printed in the Official Gazette.

Applications on the Supplemental Register are not subject to opposition under 15 U.S.C. §1063, but are subject to cancellation under 15 U.S.C. §1064. 15 U.S.C. §1092.

See TMEP §§816–816.05 regarding amendments to the Supplemental Register.