The Declaration of Use issue in the United States

Topics of the day

• Filing Basis (Intent to Use, Use, Foreign Registration) vs. Registration Basis (Use or Foreign Registration): Which to Choose?
• Amending Filing Basis: When Possible and Why?
• What is Use in US Commerce and How do you “Prove” It?
• Post-Registration Audit Program: What is this Horror and How to Escape It?
• USPTO New Stricter Specimen Policy/Requirements Implemented October 2019
• USPTO New Stricter U.S. Attorney Requirements Implemented August 2019 (Signature of Filings/
• No Signature on Declarations (Generally)
• Questions on US Prosecution Broadly

Lecturer Partner Rebeccah Gan, Wenderoth