§ 548.104

548.104 Filing of applications. 1. Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary may cause the application to be examined for conformity with this chapter. 2. The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary including a description of a design mark and may make, or authorize the secretaryto make, such amendments to the application as may be reasonably requested by thesecretary or deemed by the applicant to be advisable to respond to any rejection or objection. 3. The secretary may require the applicant to disclaim an unregisterable component of a mark otherwise registerable, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of amark sought to be registered. A disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the applicant’s orregistrant’s rights existing at or after the time of disclaimer arising in the disclaimed matter,or the applicant’s or registrant’s rights of registration on another application if the disclaimedmatter is or becomes distinctive of the applicant’s or registrant’s goods or services. 4.

imed matter,or the applicant’s or registrant’s rights of registration on another application if the disclaimedmatter is or becomes distinctive of the applicant’s or registrant’s goods or services. 4. Amendments may be made by the secretary upon the application submitted by the applicant upon the applicant’s agreement, or the secretary may require a new applicationto be submitted. 5. If the applicant is found not to be entitled to registration, the secretary shall advise the applicant thereof and of the reasons therefor. The applicant shall have a reasonable period oftime specified by the secretary in which to reply or to amend the application, in which eventthe application shall be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until the secretaryfinally refuses registration of the mark or the applicant fails to reply or amend within thespecified period, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned. 6. If the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek judicial review of the refusal in accordance with chapter 17A. 7. If the secretary is concurrently processing applications seeking registration of the same or confusingly similar marks

icant may seek judicial review of the refusal in accordance with chapter 17A. 7. If the secretary is concurrently processing applications seeking registration of the same or confusingly similar marks for the same or related goods or services, the secretary shallgrant priority to the applications in order of filing. If an application filed earlier is granted aregistration, a later application shall be rejected. Any rejected applicant may bring an actionfor cancellation of the registration upon grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark, inaccordance with the provisions of section 548.109. 94 Acts, ch 1090, §4 Sat Dec 23 01:47:47 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 548.104 (16, 0)