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title: Intent to Use Requirements
url: "https://www.joshua-ip.com/docs/intent-to-use-application/"
updated: "2021-03-07"
category: Applications
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# Intent to Use Requirements

To file an intent-to-use application, the Applicant must have a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce for all of the goods/services covered by the application. The USPTO requires that the Applicant sign a declaration containing the following language (among other declarations):

- The signatory believes that the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce;
- The applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date on or in connection with the goods/services in the application