United States Patent and Trademark Office
PREFACE TO THE JUNE 2017 REVISION![]()
The June 2017 revision is a minor update of the January 2017 edition. Primarily, it incorporates relevant case law issued between September 30, 2016 and March 3, 2017.![]()
The title of the manual is abbreviated as "TBMP." A citation to a section of the manual may be written as "TBMP § _____ (June 2017)."![]()
As with previous editions, this edition is available online at the TTAB home page of the USPTO web site in a searchable, printable format as well as in pdf. A link to archived editions of the TBMP is also available at the TTAB's home page.![]()




