Preliminary Amendment
(use ONLY if you already filed an application not yet examined by the Office).

You may use this form to:

• Submit a Preliminary Amendment prior to examination

Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege Use for Intent-to-Use Application
Use this form only if you have already filed the initial Trademark/Servicemark Application based on an intent-to-use the mark in commerce. Before we will register a mark based upon a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce (i.e., the applicant has not actually used the mark yet in commerce, but can claim in good faith that it plans to do so later), the applicant must (1) use the mark in commerce; and (2) file an Allegation of Use (Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege Use). The Allegation of Use can only be filed either

• on or before the day the examining attorney approves the mark for publication in the Official Gazette (i.e., on or before the status of the application changes to "Approved for Publication"); or
• on or after the day the Notice of Allowance (a written notice mailed when the examining attorney approves the mark, signifying that everything is acceptable for registration purposes BUT for the fact that the mark has not yet actually been used in commerce) is issued (i.e., on or after the status of the application changes to "Notice of Allowance issued").

Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
You must file a Statement of Use within six (6) months after the mailing date stamped on the Notice of Allowance (a written notice mailed when the examining attorney approves the mark, signifying that everything is acceptable for registration purposes BUT for the fact that the mark has not yet actually been used in commerce); UNLESS, within that same period, you submit a request for a six-month extension of time to file the Statement of Use. You must file the request within six (6) months after the issue date of the Notice of Allowance, or previously-granted extension period. You may request five (5) extensions of time. No extensions may extend beyond thirty-six (36) months from the issue date of the Notice of Allowance. We must receive the second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), and fifth (5th) extensions within the previously-granted extension period. Do NOT wait until the request for extension has been granted before filing the next request. You may submit one (1) extension request during the six-month period in which you file the Statement of Use, unless the granting of this request would extend the period beyond thirty-six (36) months from the issue date of the Notice of Allowance.

Request To Delete Section 1(B) Basis, Intent To Use
Use this form only to delete the Section 1(b) basis for an entire application or an entire class of goods and/or services, and to rely on an alternative, previously-claimed basis for registration. Do not use this form for any of the following:

• To delete the Section 1(b) basis when Section 1(b) is the only basis currently stated in the application;
• To delete the Section 1(b) basis for only some of the goods and/or services within a class. See Preliminary Amendment form.
• To delete goods, services, and/or class(es) from an application. See Preliminary Amendment form.
• To file a request to divide. (You must currently file a paper request.)