Use Requirement for Trademarks: The requirement that a trademark must be in use in commerce before it can be registered with the USPTO.
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Use in Commerce Basis: Legal basis an applicant can use to file a trademark application if the applicant is using the trademark in commerce with the goods and services identified in the application. This filing basis is also called Section 1(a).
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Use In Commerce: For the purpose of obtaining federal trademark registration, "commerce" means all commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate; for example, interstate commerce or commerce between the U.S. and another country. "Use in commerce" must be a bona fide use of the mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not use simply made to reserve rights in the mark.
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US: United States.
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Unfair Competition: Unfair competition includes activities such as trademark infringement, passing off goods as those of another, false advertising, and other deceptive business practices that harm competitors or mislead consumers about the origin, sponsorship, or approval of goods or services.
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Underlying Technology: Technology already in existence that is required for the creation, utilization or most efficient use of your innovation. Also known as Background Technology.
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UML: Unified Modeling Language.
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UEA: USPTO Enterprise Architecture.
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TSS Technical Support Staff: USPTO employees who support examination workflow processing.
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TSG: Technology Standards and Guidelines.
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TRIPs: Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property.
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Treaty Party: A foreign country or organization that participates in an international agreement.
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TRB Technical Review Board: An internal OCIO group that reviews IT project development at critical stages for conformance with USPTO standards and guidance.
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Transmit: Sending or moving something from one individual or location to another; The act of passing something down, particularly through inheritance.
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Transmission Program: A body of material that, as an aggregate, has been produced for the sole purpose of transmission to the public in sequence and as a unit.
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Transitional Phrase: A word or phrase that serves to link or create a relationship between one idea or concept and another. In patent law, a transitional phrase is used to designate the transition from the preamble of a claim to the body of the claim as well as indicate whether the scope of the claim is open or closed to other elements or limitations.
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Transfer of Copyright Ownership: A formal action that moves full or partial copyright control from one party to another, excluding nonexclusive licenses.
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TRAM Trademark Reporting And Monitoring: A system used by trademark examiners within USPTO.
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Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) System: System used to view the status of trademark applications and registrations, or view documents related to them, such as office actions, notices, and petitions.
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Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC): Committee of U.S. trademark attorneys from the private sector who advise the USPTO on trademark operations, such as strategic goals, performance, budgets, and fees.
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