Form PTO-2316 Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification o

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PTO-2316
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Petition To Director To Review Denial Of Certification Of International Application

Use this option ONLY if a specific TEAS form does not already exist for the purpose of this filing. Please double-check all possible TEAS forms before attempting to proceed.

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Mark Information

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USPTO Reference Number
Mark
Owner/Holder Information	Email Address:
Attorney Information	Email Address:
Primary Email Address for Correspondence Warning: This is the email address currently of record in the USPTO database. If it is not the email address of either the appointed attorney, if any, otherwise the owner, it must be updated.
Secondary Email Address(es) (Courtesy Copies)

Use this form to update the information above. A current email address must be provided for the trademark owner/holder and the appointed attorney, if any. The Primary Email Address for Correspondence is the email address of the attorney, if appointed, if not, the trademark owner/holder. This is the official address for receiving communications from the USPTO. Courtesy email addresses may be provided within this form.

Is a newly appearing U.S.-licensed attorney filing this form or do you need to update the bar information, email address, street address, phone or fax number for an already appointed attorney?

Foreign-domiciled owners/holders must have a U.S.-licensed attorney represent them before the USPTO in any application-or registration-related filing. Information about hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney can be found on the USPTO website.

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SPECIAL FORM INSTRUCTIONS: You must provide the following as part of this submission: (1) a statement of the relevant facts (and if the facts are to be proved on petition, a supporting affidavit or declaration signed by someone with firsthand knowledge); and (2) any relevant documentation or other evidence, if appropriate.

If the reason for denial of certification is due to a mistake in the international application as submitted to the USPTO, you must attach a completed MM2 form, available on the WIPO website, with the correct data. If the petition is granted, the substitute form will be certified and forwarded to the International Bureau (IB).

If the reason for denial of certification is due to differences in the basic applications and/or registrations and the correct data in the international application, a substitute MM2 form is not required. However, the basic applications and/or registrations must be corrected to match the information in the international application before it can be certified.

If your international fees were refunded, the IB will issue a notice of irregularity requiring payment of the necessary fees, and you will have to pay the IB directly.

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Owner Information Instructions: Update the mailing address, if needed. The address entered on this page is publicly viewable in the USPTO's TSDR database and is presumed to be the owner's/holder's domicile.
Owner Name
Internal Address
* Mailing Address (Entered address is publicly viewable in the USPTO's TSDR database. This address must be capable of receiving mail and may be your street address, a P.O. box, or a "care of" address.)	NOTE: You must limit your entry here, and for all remaining fields within this overall section (except City, see below), to no more than 40 characters (the storage limit for the USPTO database). You may need to abbreviate some words, e.g., St. instead of Street. Failure to do so may result in an undeliverable address, due to truncation at the 40 character limit.
* City	NOTE: You must limit your entry here to no more than 22 characters.
* State (Required for U.S. owners/holders)	NOTE: You must include as part of the "City" entry any information related to geographical regions (e.g., provinces) not found in the dropdown lists for "States" or "Countries." Enter the city and then the geographical region, separated by a comma (e.g., Toronto, Ontario). In most instances, you will then also have to select the country within which the region is found, below.
* Country/Region/Jurisdiction/U.S. Territory
* Zip/Postal Code (Required for U.S. and certain international addresses)
Domicile Address (Entered address is not publicly viewable in the USPTO's TSDR database unless it is the same as the mailing address. If your mailing address is not your domicile, you must enter the number, street, city, state, country or U.S. territory, and if applicable, zip/postal code of your domicile address. In most cases, a P.O. box, "care of" address, or similar variation is not acceptable as a domicile address.)	Uncheck this box if the Domicile Address and mailing address of the applicant owner/holder are NOT the same. Indicate place you reside and intend to be your principal home (for individual) or your principal place of business (for entity).
Phone Number
Fax Number
* Email Address Confirm that the email address is correct before continuing. The owner email address is not publicly viewable in the USPTO's TSDR database.	The owner/holder is required to provide an email address and keep that address current. If the owner/holder is represented by a U.S.-licensed attorney, only the attorney's email address will be used for correspondence by the USPTO. NOTE: The owner/holder or the owner's/holder's attorney acknowledges that he or she is solely responsible for receiving USPTO emails. Additionally, the owner/holder or the owner's/holder's attorney is responsible for periodically checking the status of the application/registration using the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) system. USPTO notices and office actions issued in this application/registration can be viewed online using TSDR. The USPTO is not responsible for any failure to receive a USPTO-issued email due to the receiver's security or anti-spam software, or any problems with the receiver's email system.

Attorney Information Tip: Updating the attorney information will NOT result in an update to the Domestic Representative information, if one is appointed. Use the Change Address or Representation form to update the address(es) of the Domestic Representative.
Attorney Name
Individual Attorney Docket/Reference Number
* Bar Membership	* Year of Admission  * U.S. State/Commonwealth/Territory  * Membership Number  You must enter "N/A" or a membership/registration number if your U.S. state, commonwealth, or territory issues one. This number is not viewable in TSDR. You must limit your entry here to no more than 40 alphanumeric characters.  * The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.
Other Appointed Attorney(s) Recognized Canadian Attorney/Agent
Firm Name
Internal Address
* Street Address	NOTE:You must limit your entry here, and for all remaining fields within this overall section (except City, see below), to no more than 40 characters (the storage limit for the USPTO database). You may need to abbreviate some words, e.g., St. instead of Street. Failure to do so may result in an undeliverable address, due to truncation at the 40 character limit.
* City	NOTE: You must limit your entry here to no more than 22 characters.
* State (Required for U.S. addresses)	NOTE: You must include as part of the "City" entry any information related to geographical regions (e.g., provinces) not found in the dropdown lists for "States" or "Countries." Enter the city and then the geographical region, separated by a comma (e.g., Toronto, Ontario). In most instances, you will then also have to select the country within which the region is found, below.
* Country/Region/Jurisdiction/U.S. Territory
* Zip/Postal Code (Required for U.S. and certain international addresses)
Phone Number
Fax Number
* Email Address	The appointed attorney's email address must be provided and kept current with the USPTO. NOTE: The owner/holder or the owner's/holder's attorney acknowledges that he or she is solely responsible for receiving USPTO emails. Additionally, the owner/holder or the owner's/holder's attorney is responsible for periodically checking the status of the application/registration using the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) system. USPTO notices and office actions issued in this application/registration can be viewed online using TSDR. The USPTO is not responsible for any failure to receive a USPTO-issued email due to the receiver's security or anti-spam software, or any problems with the receiver's email system.

Correspondence Information  To make changes to the Primary Email Address for Correspondence below, either return to the Owner Information section (if no attorney has been appointed) and enter the change, or use the Attorney Information section of the form to enter the change (if an attorney has been appointed).
Name
Email Address	Primary Email Address for Correspondence : Secondary Email Address(es) (Courtesy Copies) : Enter up to 4 addresses, separated by either a semicolon or a comma. Only the Primary Email Address for Correspondence is used for official communication by the USPTO. If an attorney has been appointed, the USPTO will correspond ONLY with the appointed attorney; otherwise the USPTO will correspond with the owner/holder. The owner/holder or the attorney must keep this email address current with the USPTO. NOTE: I understand that (1) a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, for correspondence and (2) all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

Fee Section

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To pay a fee for any of the items that may be listed below in the "Additional Fees" portion, use the pulldown menu in the "Multiplier" column to "activate" that fee choice. Repeat as necessary. The "Overall Total Amount" will reflect all selected "Additional Fees," along with any "Required Fees," if specifically so designated in the form.

Required Fees

Fee Information

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Multiplier

Fee

Total

Petition to Director Fee

 Per Application:

1

x

$250

$250

Required Fees Total

$250

Additional Fees

Fee Information

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Multiplier

Fee

Total

7.6(a)(1) Certifying an International application based on single application or registration

 Per Class:

0

x

$100

$0

7.6(a)(2) Certifying an International application based on more than one basic application or registration

 Per Class:

0

x

$150

$0

Additional Fees Total

$0

OVERALL TOTAL AMOUNT	$

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To electronically sign this document, enter any alpha/numeric characters (letters/numbers) of your choosing, preceded and followed by the forward slash (/) symbol. Most signatories enter their name between the two forward slashes; examples of acceptable "signatures" include: /john doe/; /jd/; or /123-4567/.

DECLARATION SIGNATURE

Click to choose ONE signature method:

	Sign electronically directly on this form Email Text Form to second party for electronic signature Handwritten pen-and-ink signature

I hereby elect to bypass the submission of a signed declaration, because I believe a declaration is not required by the rules of practice. I understand that the examiner could, upon later review, require a signed declaration.

The signatory being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application, submission, or any registration resulting therefrom, declares that the facts set forth above are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

NOTE:  Only one signature is required, regardless of the number of owners/holders. The person signing for each section may be different, depending on who has the required knowledge to sign.

* Signature

Examples of acceptable "signatures" include: /john doe/; /jd/; or /123-4567/.
NOTE: Must be personally signed by the individual listed in the Signatory's Name field. 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a). The person signing may not enter someone else's signature.

* Date Signed

 (MM/DD/YYYY)

* Signatory's Name

* Signatory's Position

Enter appropriate title or nature of relationship to the owner/holder.

If the signer is
- An individual owner/holder, enter "Owner" or "Holder" as appropriate.
- Joint individual owners/holders, enter "Owners" or "Holders" as appropriate.
- A business entity authorized signatory, enter official title; e.g., "President" (if a corporation),"General Partner" (if a partnership), or "Principal" (if a limited liability company).
- A U.S.-licensed attorney, enter "Attorney of record," and if not specified in the application or prior communications, specify at least one state bar admission, e.g., "Attorney of record, New York Bar member." Also, if the signing attorney is from the same U.S. firm as the attorney of record, but was not listed in the original filing and is not otherwise of record, also include law firm name, e.g., Associate Attorney, Smith, Jones & Davis, Virginia Bar member.

Signatory's Phone Number

SUBMISSION SIGNATURE

Click to choose ONE signature method :

	Sign electronically directly on this form Email Text Form to second party for electronic signature

NOTE: Although a possible combination as selected on the form, the following signing method must NOT be used: declaration signed directly and submission signed through the email text form approach.

*You must click one of the three buttons below to confirm that you are legally authorized to sign this form based on the trademark rules governing representation of others before the USPTO.

If you have a U.S.-licensed attorney representing you in this application, only your attorney can sign this form.

Petitioner who is not represented by an attorney (pro se):  I hereby confirm that

• I am not represented by an attorney in this matter, and am either: (1) the petitioner; or (2) a person or person(s) with legal authority to bind the petitioner; and

• If I had previously been represented by an attorney in this matter, either I revoked their power of attorney by filing a signed revocation with the USPTO or the USPTO has granted this attorney's withdrawal request.

ADVISORY: Click the above first button only if you are the petitioner or legally authorized to bind the petitioner, such as an officer of the petitioner corporation or association, or a general partner of the petitioner partnership.

Authorized U.S.-Licensed Attorney:  I hereby confirm that

• I am a U.S.-licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. Commonwealth or territory);

• I am currently the trademark petitioner's attorney or an associate thereof; and

• To the best of my knowledge, if prior to my appointment another U.S.-licensed attorney not currently associated with my company/firm previously represented the petitioner in this matter:

  • the petitioner has revoked their power of attorney by filing a signed revocation or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO;

  • the USPTO has granted that attorney's withdrawal request;

  • the petitioner has filed a power of attorney appointing me in this matter; or

  • the petitioner's appointed U.S.-licensed attorney has filed a power of attorney appointing me as an associate attorney in this matter.

Authorized Canadian Trademark Attorney/Agent:  I hereby confirm that

• An authorized U.S.-licensed attorney has been appointed to represent the petitioner;

• I have been granted reciprocal recognition under 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c)(1) by the USPTO's Office of Enrollment and Discipline; and

• I am an authorized signatory based on 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c)(2).

ADVISORY: Foreign attorneys (other than authorized Canadian attorneys/agents) may not sign this form and are prohibited from representing trademark petitioners/owners/holders before the USPTO in trademark matters.

* Signature

Examples of acceptable "signatures" include: /john doe/; /jd/; or /123-4567/.
NOTE: Must be personally signed by the individual listed in the Signatory's Name field. 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a). The person signing may not enter someone else's signature. 

* Date Signed

 (MM/DD/YYYY)

* Signatory's Name

* Signatory's Position

Enter appropriate title or nature of relationship to the owner/holder.

If the signer is
- An individual owner/holder, enter "Owner" or "Holder" as appropriate.
- Joint individual owners/holders, enter "Owners" or "Holders" as appropriate (all must sign this form).
- A business entity authorized signatory, enter official title; e.g., "President" (if a corporation),"General Partner" (if a partnership), or "Principal" (if a limited liability company).
- A U.S.-licensed attorney, enter "Attorney of record," and if not specified in the application or prior communications, specify at least one state bar admission, e.g., "Attorney of record, New York Bar member." Also, if the signing attorney is from the same U.S. firm as the attorney of record, but was not listed in the original filing and is not otherwise of record, also include law firm name, e.g., Associate Attorney, Smith, Jones & Davis, Virginia Bar member.

Signatory's Phone Number

 STEP 1: Review the data in various formats, by clicking on the phrases under Data. Use the print function within your browser to print these pages for your own records.
Note: It is important that you review this information for accuracy and completeness now. Corrections after submission may not be permissible, thereby possibly affecting your legal rights.
Note: If you are using the e-signature approach or the handwritten pen-and-ink signature approach, you must click on the final link to access the specific "text form" for that purpose.

 STEP 2: If any of the information is incorrect, click on the "Go Back to Modify" button, bottom below, to make changes and then re-validate the form. If no errors are present and you are ready to file, click on the Pay/Submit button, which if a fee is required will bring up a screen for you to enter the appropriate payment information. After successful entry of the payment information, you can complete the submission to the USPTO. Or, use the "Save Form" button to save your form.

 STEP 3: If there are no errors and you are ready to file, confirm the Primary Email Address for Correspondence, displayed below. To make changes to this email address, use the navigation buttons below to return to the appropriate page in the form and update either the attorney's email address, if appointed, or the applicant owner's/holder's email address. Courtesy copies are also permitted and these email address(es) are displayed below. To update these addresses, use the navigation buttons below to return to the Correspondence Information page and enter the changes.

After you submit the form, the USPTO will send an acknowledgment of receipt to the following email address(es):

Primary Email Address for Correspondence
Secondary Email Address(es) (Courtesy Copies)

 STEP 4: Read and check the following:

Important Notice:

Please note that:
(1) If a fee was required, once you submit this form, we will not refund the fee, because it is a processing fee for our substantive review.
(2) All information you submit to the USPTO at any point in the application and/or registration process will become public record, including your name, phone number, email address, and street address. By filing this document, you acknowledge and agree that YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY in the information disclosed. The public will be able to view this information in the USPTO's on-line databases and through internet search engines and other on-line databases. This information will remain public even if the application is abandoned or any registration is surrendered, cancelled, or expired. To maintain confidentiality of banking or credit card information, only enter payment information in the secure portion of the site after validating your form. For any information that may be subject to copyright protection, by submitting it to the USPTO, the filer is representing that he or she has the authority to grant, and is granting, the USPTO permission to make the information available in its on-line database and in copies of the application or registration record.
(3) Private companies not associated with the USPTO often use trademark application and registration information from the USPTO's databases to mail or email trademark-related solicitations (samples of non-USPTO solicitations included).


 If you have read and understand the above notice, please check the box before you click on the Pay/Submit button.

 STEP 5: To save the form data, first enter the email address to be used for this specific purpose:

Email for save form function: (required if using Save Form)
Please re-enter your email address(es) here:
Email for save form function: (required if using Save Form)

Then, click on the "Save Form" button at the bottom of this page for delivery of an email to the address listed above. To begin the filing process with saved data, click the "Restore" link that you will see within the delivered email.
WARNING: The saved form will reside on the USPTO Server, but only for two (2) weeks. After that point, you will not be able to re-access any saved form, and must begin a new form.

 STEP 6: If you are ready to file electronically:
Click on the Pay/Submit button, below, to access the site where you will select one of three possible payment methods. After successful entry of payment information, you can complete the submission to the USPTO. A valid transaction will result in a screen that says SUCCESS! Also, we will send an email acknowledgment within 24 hours.
WARNING: Click on the Pay/Submit button below ONLY if you are now entirely prepared to complete the Pay/Submit process. After clicking the button, you can NOT return to the form, since you will have left the TEAS site entirely. Once in the separate payment site, you must complete the Pay/Submit process within 30 minutes. If you are not prepared to complete the process now, you should select the "Save Form" option to save your form, and then complete the Pay/Submit process later. Or, if you have discovered any error, use the "Go Back to Modify" button to make a correction.
WARNING: You can NOT make any fee payments by credit card from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Eastern Time. To file during this specific period, you must use either the deposit account or electronic funds transfer payment method; or, you may use the "Save Form" option to save your form, and then complete the Pay/Submit process at a later time with the credit card payment option.

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Privacy Act Statement

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) collects this information under authority of 5 CFR 339.205. The information in this system of records is used to manage name, citizenship, domicile, email address, postal address, and telephone number of the trademark applicant, registrant, and applicant’s or registrant’s legal or other authorized representative(s), an attorney’s law firm or company affiliation and professional licensing information, and other information pertaining to an applicant’s or registrant’s activities in connection with the applied-for or registered mark. Other records mange in this system include trademark applications, applicant and registrant declarations, office actions, registration certificates, and correspondence generated in the course of the prosecution of a trademark application or maintenance of a trademark registration. The information you provide is protected from disclosure to third parties in accordance with the Privacy Act. However, routine uses of this information may include disclosure to the following: public; foreign entity, professional organizations or associations, audit or oversight; governments, law enforcement and investigation; non-federal personnel; record informational inquiries; data breach notification; data breach assistance; adjudication and litigation; department of justice litigation; freedom of information act assistance from department of justice; office of personnel management; congressional inquiries; the National Archives and Records Administration; and office of management and budget. Disclosure of the information by you is voluntary; however, failure to provide any part of the requested information may result in our inability to enroll you in the program. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notice for this information request is COMMERCE/USPTO-26, Trademarks Application and Registration Records: Federal Register vol. 85 February 18, 2020, p 8847, available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-18/pdf/2020-03068.pdf

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