United States Patent and Trademark Office
PREFACE TO THE JUNE 2019 REVISION![]()
The June 2019 revision is a minor update of the June 2018 edition. Primarily, it incorporates relevant case law issued between March 2, 2018 and March 1, 2019.![]()
The title of the manual is abbreviated as "TBMP." A citation to a section of the manual may be written as "TBMP § _____ (2019)."![]()
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.![]()




