Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

intent-to-use application

Trademarks. An application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register a trademark or service-mark on the principal register based on a bona fide intention to use the mark. 0 Trademark rights have traditionally been established by actual use in commerce. In 1988, the Federal Trademark Act (the Lanham Act) was amended to permit applications to be filed based on merely the intent to use the mark. 15 USCA § 1051(b). inter (in-tar), prep. [Latin] Among.