Reference

USPTO trademark status codes: the complete guide

Every U.S. trademark application or registration has a USPTO status code attached to it: a three-digit number that tells you exactly what stage of examination it's in, why it was abandoned, or whether it's still in force. The codes matter: they're how you tell whether a mark blocking your application is actually alive, whether an abandoned mark might come back, and what to do at each step of your own filing. This reference covers all 163 codes that appear on U.S. trademark records.

How these are checked. Names follow the USPTO's published list of status codes, and every code was then checked against the file histories of the marks that carry it: what the USPTO last recorded on them and whether they are registered. Where the USPTO has since reused a code, the page follows the current meaning. Last reviewed September 2026.

How status codes are organized

USPTO doesn't publish the codes as a neat hierarchy, but they fall into four practical categories:

Registered & Active

Codes: 624, 700-708, 717, 739-740, 765, 778, 780, 790, 800

The mark is registered and currently in force.

These are the codes that matter when an existing registration blocks your filing. If a similar mark is in this category, your application is at high risk of refusal under likelihood-of-confusion.

Pending Examination

Codes: 0, 616, 620, 625, 630-631, 638, 640-641, 643-654, 656-661, 663, 665-668, 672, 680-681, 686, 688-690, 692, 694, 718-722, 724-725, 730-734, 744-748, 752-753, 756-757, 760, 762-764, 766, 771-775, 777, 779, 784-785, 794, 801-804, 806-819, 821, 823, 825, 973

The application is being processed.

Most applications spend 8-14 months in this state. Status changes are normal and frequent. The codes here document what stage of examination an application has reached.

Abandoned

Codes: 400-402, 405, 411-412, 600-610, 612, 614, 618, 622, 632, 642, 693

The applicant gave up or missed a deadline.

Abandoned does not mean the mark is automatically free for the taking. Some abandonments can be revived; others reflect deliberate withdrawal in the face of a likely refusal. Common-law rights may still exist.

Cancelled / Expired

Codes: 403-404, 406, 414-415, 417, 626, 709-716, 781-783, 900-901, 968-969

The registration ended after issue.

A registration in this category may be available, but cancellation often happens late in life, after rights had been built up. Check whether the cancellation was for non-renewal (likely available) versus court order or fraud (do due diligence).

What a status code does NOT tell you

It's not a quality signal. An "abandoned" mark might have had nothing wrong with it. The applicant just stopped paying attention. A "registered" mark might be weak or vulnerable to cancellation.
It's not always current. Status updates are entered by USPTO staff and can lag the actual procedural state by days or weeks. Use the underlying prosecution event dates, not just the code.
It doesn't tell you whether the mark is in use. A registration can stay in force for ~5 years between maintenance filings even if the owner stopped using the mark months ago. This matters for non-use cancellations.

All 163 codes, by category

Registered & Active

These are the codes that matter when an existing registration blocks your filing. If a similar mark is in this category, your application is at high risk of refusal under likelihood-of-confusion.

Code	Name	What it means
624	Registered: older registration	A registration from the older paper record that is still in force.
700	Registered	The mark is registered and in force.
701	Registered: Section 8 accepted	The owner filed the declaration of continued use between years 5 and 6 and it was accepted.
702	Registered: Sections 8 and 15 accepted	The declaration of continued use was accepted and the declaration of incontestability acknowledged, which limits the grounds on which the registration can be challenged.
703	Registered: Section 15 acknowledged	The declaration of incontestability was acknowledged.
704	Registered: Section 8 partly accepted	The declaration of continued use was accepted for some of the goods or services; the rest were deleted.
705	Registered: Sections 8 and 15 partly accepted	The declarations were accepted for some of the goods or services; the rest were deleted.
706	Registered: Section 71 accepted	A Madrid-based registration whose declaration of continued use (the Madrid counterpart of Section 8) was accepted.
707	Registered: Section 71 partly accepted	A Madrid-based registration whose declaration of continued use was accepted for some of the goods or services.
708	Registered: Sections 71 and 15 partly accepted	A Madrid-based registration whose declarations of continued use and incontestability were accepted for some of the goods or services.
717	Registered: awaiting divisional fee	The mark is registered and a fee for dividing the registration is outstanding.
739	Registered: Sections 71 and 15 accepted	A Madrid-based registration whose declarations of continued use and incontestability were accepted.
740	Registered: post-registration filing with paralegal	A post-registration filing, such as a declaration or renewal, is being processed.
765	Concurrent use: granted	A concurrent use proceeding ended with the registration granted for a defined territory.
778	Cancellation: dismissed	A petition to cancel the registration was dismissed.
780	Registered: cancellation proceeding ended	A cancellation proceeding against the registration has ended and the case is back with the Trademarks office. The Board's records give the outcome.
790	Registered: cancellation proceeding pending	Someone has petitioned to cancel the registration. It stays in force until the Board decides.
800	Registered: renewed	The registration was renewed (Sections 8 and 9 accepted) and is in force.

Pending Examination

Most applications spend 8-14 months in this state. Status changes are normal and frequent. The codes here document what stage of examination an application has reached.

Code	Name	What it means
0	Pending: status not yet assigned	The USPTO has not assigned a status code yet. Usually a very new record.
616	Revived: awaiting further action	A petition to revive was granted and the application is back in examination.
620	Pending: older application added to database	An older application added to the electronic database.
625	Registered: status unclear	A registration added to the database whose current status could not be confirmed.
630	New application: awaiting examination	The application record has been created but no examining attorney is assigned yet. Madrid applications arriving from WIPO start here.
631	New application: divided, initial processing	An application divided out of another one, in initial processing.
638	Examination: assigned to an examiner	An examining attorney has the application. The first review usually follows within weeks.
640	Office Action: non-final action being mailed	A non-final Office Action has been written and is being processed for mailing.
641	Office Action: non-final action mailed	The examiner has sent a non-final Office Action. The applicant has 3 months to respond, extendable once by 3 months for a fee (6 months with no extension for Madrid applications). No response means abandonment.
643	Examination: returned to the examiner	The application has been returned to the examining attorney for further review.
644	Office Action: final refusal being mailed	A final Office Action has been written and is being processed for mailing.
645	Office Action: final refusal mailed	The examiner has made the refusal final because the applicant did not satisfy or overcome every requirement. The applicant can request reconsideration, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or both, within the response period.
646	Examination: examiner's amendment written	The examiner has written an amendment, usually agreed with the applicant by phone or email, that fixes the open issues.
647	Examination: examiner's amendment sent	The examiner's amendment has been sent. It usually clears the way to publication without the applicant filing anything.
648	Office Action: continuing final refusal being mailed	An Office Action continuing a final refusal is being processed for mailing.
649	Office Action: continuing final refusal sent	The examiner has sent an Office Action continuing the final refusal, usually after denying a request for reconsideration. An appeal, if filed in time, is the remaining route.
650	Suspended: inquiry being mailed	A suspension inquiry is being processed for mailing. The applicant must respond to it.
651	Suspended: inquiry sent	The examiner has sent a suspension inquiry, for example about an earlier conflicting application. The applicant must respond to it.
652	Suspended: suspension letter being mailed	A letter suspending action on the application is being processed for mailing.
653	Suspended: suspension letter sent	Examination is on hold, usually until an earlier conflicting application or a Board or court proceeding is decided.
654	Suspended: still suspended after check	The USPTO checked a suspended application and it remains on hold.
656	Office Action: examiner's amendment and priority action sent	The examiner has sent a combined examiner's amendment and priority action. The applicant must respond to it.
657	Office Action: priority action being mailed	A priority action is being processed for mailing. The applicant must respond to it.
658	Office Action: priority action sent	The examiner has sent a priority action, a shorter Office Action listing issues that can usually be fixed quickly. The applicant must respond to it.
659	Office Action: subsequent final refusal being mailed	A further final Office Action is being processed for mailing because earlier requirements or refusals were not satisfied.
660	Office Action: subsequent final refusal sent	The examiner has sent a further final refusal because earlier requirements or refusals were not satisfied.
661	Response: filed after non-final action	The applicant's response to a non-final Office Action has been entered and the file is back with the examiner.
663	Response: reconsideration requested	The applicant's request for reconsideration of a final refusal has been entered and the file is back with the examiner.
665	Response: notice of incomplete response being mailed	The examiner found the response incomplete and a notice is being processed for mailing.
666	Response: notice of incomplete response sent	The examiner has told the applicant the response did not answer every issue. A complete response is still needed to avoid abandonment.
667	Examination: refusal withdrawal written	A letter withdrawing a refusal has been written.
668	Examination: refusal withdrawn	The examiner has withdrawn a refusal.
672	Reinstated: awaiting further action	An application abandoned in error has been reinstated and is back in examination.
680	Approved: approved for publication	The examiner has approved the mark for publication in the Official Gazette.
681	Approved: publication review complete	The final review before publication is complete. The mark will be published shortly.
686	Published: opposition period running	The mark has been published in the Official Gazette. Anyone who believes they would be harmed can oppose it within 30 days, extendable on request.
688	Allowed: Notice of Allowance issued	An intent-to-use application survived publication and has been allowed. The applicant has 6 months to file a Statement of Use, extendable five times by 6 months.
689	Allowed: Notice of Allowance withdrawn	The Notice of Allowance was withdrawn before it issued.
690	Allowed: Notice of Allowance cancelled	The Notice of Allowance was cancelled and the application returned to examination.
692	Examination: withdrawn before publication	The USPTO withdrew the application from publication for further review.
694	Examination: withdrawn after publication	The USPTO withdrew the application after publication for further review or action.
718	Extension: first extension requested	The applicant asked for a first extension of time to file the Statement of Use.
719	Extension: second extension requested	The applicant asked for a second extension of time to file the Statement of Use.
720	Extension: third extension requested	The applicant asked for a third extension of time to file the Statement of Use.
721	Extension: fourth extension requested	The applicant asked for a fourth extension of time to file the Statement of Use.
722	Extension: fifth extension requested	The applicant asked for a fifth and final extension of time to file the Statement of Use.
724	Extension: refusal written	A refusal of an extension request has been written.
725	Extension: refused	An extension request was refused.
730	Extension: first extension granted	The first 6-month extension to file the Statement of Use was granted.
731	Extension: second extension granted	The second 6-month extension was granted.
732	Extension: third extension granted	The third 6-month extension was granted.
733	Extension: fourth extension granted	The fourth 6-month extension was granted.
734	Extension: fifth extension granted	The fifth and last 6-month extension was granted. No further extension is possible.
744	Statement of Use: filed	The applicant has filed a Statement of Use or an amendment to allege use.
745	Statement of Use: refused as informal	The Statement of Use did not meet the minimum filing requirements and an Office Action calling it informal has been sent.
746	Statement of Use: informality response entered	The applicant fixed the formality problem with the Statement of Use.
747	Statement of Use: processing complete	The Statement of Use has been processed and goes to the examiner next.
748	Statement of Use: with the examiner	The examiner is reviewing the Statement of Use and its specimen.
752	Statement of Use: examiner statement written	The examiner has written a statement about the Statement of Use.
753	Statement of Use: appeal brief sent	The examiner's appeal brief after the final refusal of the Statement of Use has been sent.
756	Appeal: examiner statement written	The examiner has written the brief answering an appeal.
757	Appeal: examiner's brief sent	The examiner's brief after the final refusal has been sent in the appeal.
760	Appeal: ex parte appeal pending	The applicant has appealed a final refusal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
762	Appeal: terminated, back with the examiner	The Board ended the appeal of a final refusal and returned the application to the examining attorney.
763	Appeal: refusal affirmed	The Board upheld the examiner's refusal.
764	Appeal: dismissed as moot	The appeal was dismissed because it no longer needed deciding.
766	Concurrent use: denied	A concurrent use proceeding ended without the territorial registration being granted.
771	Concurrent use: proceeding pending	A concurrent use proceeding is under way at the Board.
772	Interference: proceeding pending	An interference proceeding is under way.
773	Opposition: terminated	An opposition, or the extension of time to oppose, has ended.
774	Opposition: pending	Someone has opposed the mark at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The application waits for the outcome.
775	Concurrent use: proceeding instituted	The Board has instituted a concurrent use proceeding.
777	Opposition: terminated	The opposition ended; the Board's records give the outcome.
779	Opposition: sustained	The opposition succeeded. The application is refused for the goods or services affected.
784	Statement of Use: interference decided, judgment deferred	An interference involving the application was decided; entry of judgment is deferred.
785	Statement of Use: concurrent use decided, judgment deferred	A concurrent use proceeding was decided; entry of judgment is deferred.
794	Examination: returned to the examiner	The file has been returned to the examining attorney, for example after a letter of protest or a Board remand.
801	Opposition: instituted	An opposition proceeding has been instituted against the mark.
802	Published: extension of time to oppose	Someone has asked for more time to decide whether to oppose the mark.
803	Published: amendment after publication	The application was amended after it was published.
804	Appeal: received at the Board	An appeal or petition relating to the application is at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board or the Director.
806	Statement of Use: non-final action written	The examiner has written a non-final Office Action about the Statement of Use.
807	Statement of Use: non-final action mailed	The examiner has sent a non-final Office Action about the Statement of Use, usually about the specimen. The same response deadlines apply as for any Office Action.
808	Statement of Use: final refusal written	The examiner has written a final refusal of the Statement of Use.
809	Statement of Use: final refusal mailed	The examiner has made the refusal of the Statement of Use final.
810	Statement of Use: examiner's amendment written	The examiner has written an amendment to resolve issues with the Statement of Use.
811	Statement of Use: examiner's amendment sent	The examiner's amendment resolving the Statement of Use issues has been sent.
812	Statement of Use: action continuing final written	A further action keeping the final refusal of the Statement of Use has been written.
813	Statement of Use: reconsideration denied	Reconsideration of the final refusal of the Statement of Use was denied.
814	Statement of Use: response filed after non-final action	The applicant answered the Office Action about the Statement of Use and it is waiting for the examiner.
815	Statement of Use: response filed after final refusal	The applicant answered the final refusal of the Statement of Use.
816	Statement of Use: notice of incomplete response being mailed	The examiner found the response about the Statement of Use incomplete and a notice is being processed.
817	Statement of Use: notice of incomplete response sent	The examiner told the applicant the response about the Statement of Use did not answer every issue.
818	Statement of Use: accepted, approved for registration	The Statement of Use was accepted and the mark is approved for registration.
819	Statement of Use: registration review complete	The review before registration is complete and the registration is being issued.
821	Statement of Use: examiner's amendment and priority action sent	After reviewing the Statement of Use, the examiner sent a combined examiner's amendment and priority action. The applicant must respond.
823	Statement of Use: priority action sent	The examiner sent a priority action about the Statement of Use.
825	Statement of Use: subsequent final refusal sent	A further final refusal of the Statement of Use has been sent.
973	Suspended: administrative review	The USPTO has suspended the application pending administrative review. The USPTO record calls this neither live nor dead; it is treated here as still pending.

Abandoned

Code	Name	What it means
400	Abandoned: international registration cancelled	The U.S. application ended because the international registration it depends on was cancelled at WIPO, in whole or in part. The owner may transform it into a direct U.S. application.
401	Abandoned: international registration cancelled	The U.S. application ended because the international registration was cancelled at WIPO. No transformation was filed, and it cannot be revived.
402	Abandoned: international registration restricted or expired	The U.S. application ended because the international registration was restricted, renounced or expired at WIPO. No transformation or petition to revive is possible.
405	Transformed: replaced by a U.S. application	The Madrid application ended because the international registration was cancelled, and the owner transformed it into a direct U.S. application under a new serial number.
411	Abandoned: international registration restricted	The U.S. application ended because the international registration was restricted or cancelled in part at WIPO. No transformation was filed.
412	Abandoned: international registration restricted	The U.S. application ended because the international registration was restricted or cancelled in part at WIPO and no goods or services remain.
600	Abandoned: incomplete response	The applicant replied to an Office Action but the reply did not answer every issue, and the USPTO abandoned the application.
601	Abandoned: express abandonment	The applicant withdrew the application.
602	Abandoned: failure to respond	Nobody answered an Office Action within the response period, or the answer came late. A petition to revive is possible within two months of the abandonment notice if the delay was unintentional.
603	Abandoned: after ex parte appeal	The applicant appealed a refusal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, lost, and the application was abandoned.
604	Abandoned: after inter partes decision	The application was abandoned after the Board decided an opposition against it.
605	Abandoned: after publication	The applicant expressly abandoned the application after it was published for opposition.
606	Abandoned: no Statement of Use filed	An intent-to-use application was allowed, but the applicant never filed a Statement of Use or an extension in time.
607	Abandoned: defective Statement of Use	The Statement of Use did not meet the minimum filing requirements and the application was abandoned.
608	Abandoned: after petition decision	The application was abandoned after a decision on a petition to the Director.
609	Abandoned: defective divided application	A divided-out application was abandoned because the division request was defective.
610	Terminated: after sanctions	The USPTO terminated the application after a sanctions order, usually over an improper filing.
612	Abandoned: petition to revive filed	The application is abandoned and a petition to revive it has been filed. It stays abandoned unless the petition is granted.
614	Abandoned: petition to revive denied	The applicant asked to revive the abandoned application and the petition was denied.
618	Abandoned: reason unknown	An abandoned application, usually from the older paper record, where the reason is not recorded.
622	Void: serial number assigned in error	The application did not meet the minimum requirements for a filing date, so the USPTO treats it as void and the serial number as assigned in error. It is not a live application. (Checked against the USPTO record, 26 Sep 2026.)
632	Informal: no filing date	The application was incomplete, did not meet the filing date requirements and is treated as informal.
642	Rejected: inventoried as rejected	The USPTO has inventoried the application as rejected. Very rare.
693	Void: serial number assigned in error	The application did not meet the minimum filing date requirements and the serial number was assigned in error. Very rare.

Cancelled / Expired

Code	Name	What it means
403	Cancelled: international registration cancelled	The U.S. registration was cancelled because the international registration it depends on was cancelled at WIPO. The owner may transform it into a direct U.S. application.
404	Cancelled: international registration cancelled	The U.S. registration was cancelled because the international registration it depends on was cancelled at WIPO, in whole or in part.
406	Transformed: replaced by a U.S. application	The Madrid-based registration was cancelled because the international registration was cancelled, and the owner transformed it into a direct U.S. filing under a new serial number.
414	Cancelled: international registration restricted	The U.S. registration was cancelled because the international registration was restricted or cancelled in part at WIPO. No transformation was filed.
415	Cancelled: international registration restricted	The U.S. registration was cancelled because the international registration was restricted or cancelled in part at WIPO and no goods or services remain.
417	Madrid: status not confirmed	A Madrid-based record whose status the USPTO record does not state. Very rare.
626	Cancelled: older registration ended	A registration from the older paper record that has since been cancelled or expired.
709	Cancelled: Section 71	A Madrid-based registration cancelled because no acceptable declaration of continued use was filed.
710	Cancelled: Section 8	The registration was cancelled because no acceptable declaration of continued use was filed between years 5 and 6, or at a renewal.
711	Cancelled: surrendered (Section 7)	The owner surrendered the registration.
712	Cancelled: court order (Section 37)	A court ordered the registration cancelled.
713	Cancelled: Board decision (Section 18)	The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board cancelled the registration, usually after a cancellation proceeding.
714	Cancelled: Section 24	The registration was cancelled under Section 24.
715	Cancelled: registration issued by mistake	The registration was cancelled because it was issued inadvertently.
716	Cancelled: registration issued in error	A registration number issued by mistake was cancelled.
781	Cancelled: expungement (Section 16A)	The registration was cancelled, in full, after an expungement proceeding found the mark had never been used for the goods or services.
782	Cancelled: reexamination (Section 16B)	The registration was cancelled, in full, after a reexamination proceeding found the mark was not in use on the relevant date.
783	Cancelled: reconsidered after sanctions	The USPTO reconsidered and cancelled the registration, following a sanctions order, usually over an improper or fraudulent filing.
900	Expired: not renewed	The registration expired because it was not renewed, or no declaration of use was filed at the 10-year mark.
901	Ended: other	A record that ended through an uncommon route, such as an incomplete response or a missed declaration.
968	Record: not a trademark application	A serial number the USPTO uses for non-registration matter, not an application or registration.
969	Record: not a trademark application	A serial number the USPTO uses for non-registration matter, not an application or registration. These carry 89-series serial numbers.

Common applicant scenarios

"My application got an Office Action. Now what?"

Code 641 means a non-final Office Action was sent; 645 means a final refusal. For actions issued since December 2022 you have 3 months to respond, and you can buy one 3-month extension for a fee. Madrid applications (serial numbers starting with 79) get 6 months with no extension. After you reply the code moves to 661 (response to a non-final action) or 663 (response to a final refusal). Against a final refusal you can ask for reconsideration, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (760), or both. Missing the deadline abandons the application. The free Office Action deadline tracker shows the due date from the file history and emails you before it.

"There's a mark blocking mine. Is it really alive?"

Anything in the registered group above is in force, including 700, the 701-705 maintenance codes, the Madrid 706-708 codes and 800 (renewed). A pending application can block yours too if it was filed first: the examiner will usually suspend your application (653) until the earlier one is decided. Codes 710-714 are cancelled registrations, 781-783 were cancelled after expungement, reexamination or sanctions, and 900 expired. A dead registration can still leave common-law rights behind if the owner is using the mark.

"I missed a deadline. Can I revive my abandoned application?"

If the application shows 602 (failure to respond) or 606 (no Statement of Use), usually yes, if the delay was unintentional. File a petition to revive, with the missing filing and the fee, within two months of the notice of abandonment. The code then moves to 612 (petition received) and on to 616 (revived) or 614 (denied).

"My intent-to-use application got a Notice of Allowance. What now?"

Code 688 means the Notice of Allowance has issued. You have 6 months to file a Statement of Use, extendable five times by 6 months each (730-734 show the extensions granted), for up to 36 months in all, with a fee each time. Once you file, the code moves to 744 (filed) and 748 (with the examiner); 807 means the examiner has objected, usually to the specimen, and 819 means it was accepted and the registration is being issued. Let the time run out and the application becomes 606, abandoned for no Statement of Use.

Use this with our other tools

The risk assessment, the USPTO trademark search and the logo search all read this table to decide whether a similar mark is alive: a match in code 700 is a much bigger problem than one in code 900. The filing strategy Q&A answers questions such as "what does code 641 mean for my application" from the same reference.

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