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AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION 2.71 Amendments to correct informalities.The applicant may amend the application during the course of examination, when required by the Office or for other reasons.(a) The applicant may amend the application to clarify or limit, but not to broaden, the identification of goods and/or services.(b)(1) If the declaration or verification of an application under 2.33 is unsigned or signed by the wrong party, the applicant may submit a substitute verification or declaration under 2.20. (2) If the declaration or verification of a statement of use under 2.88, or a request for extension of time to file a statement of use under 2.89, is unsigned or signed by the wrong party, the applicant must submit a substitute verification before the expiration of the statutory deadline for filing the statement of use. (c) The applicant may amend the dates of use, provided that the applicant supports the amendment with an affidavit or declaration under 2.20, except that the following amendments are not permitted: (1) In an application under section 1(a) of the Act, the applicant may not amend the application to specify a date of use that is subsequent to the filing date of the application;(2) In an application under section 1(b) of the Act, after filing a statement of use under 2.88, the applicant may not amend the statement of use to specify a date of use that is subsequent to the expiration of the deadline for filing the statement of use. (d) The applicant may amend the application to correct the name of the applicant, if there is a mistake in the manner in which the name of the applicant is set out in the application. The amendment must be supported by an affidavit or declaration under 2.20, signed by the applicant. However, the application cannot be amended to set forth a different entity as the applicant. An application filed in the name of an entity that did not own the mark as of the filing date of the application is void. 2.72 Amendments to description or drawing of the mark. (a) In an application based on use in commerce under section 1(a) of the Act, the applicant may amend the description or drawing of the mark only if: (1) The specimens originally filed, or substitute specimens filed under 2.59(a), support the proposed amendment; and(2) The proposed amendment does not materially alter the mark. The Office will determine whether a proposed amendment materially alters a mark by comparing the proposed amendment with the description or drawing of the mark filed with the original application. (b) In an application based on a bona fide intention to use a mark in commerce under section 1(b) of the Act, the applicant may amend the description or drawing of the mark only if: (1) The specimens filed with an amendment to allege use or statement of use, or substitute specimens filed under 2.59(b), support the proposed amendment; and (2) The proposed amendment does not materially alter the mark. The Office will determine whether a proposed amendment materially alters a mark by comparing the proposed amendment with the description or drawing of the mark filed with the original application. (c) In an application based on a claim of priority under section 44(d) of the Act, or on a mark duly registered in the country of origin of the foreign applicant under section 44(e) of the Act, the applicant may amend the description or drawing of the mark only if: (1) The description or drawing of the mark in the foreign registration certificate supports the amendment; and (2) The proposed amendment does not materially alter the mark. The Office will determine whether a proposed amendment materially alters a mark by comparing the proposed amendment with the description or drawing of the mark filed with the original application. 申请书修正案 2.71改正非正式形式的修正案当政府机关需要或者是由于一些其他原因，申请人在检验过程中可以修改申请书。(a) 申请人可以修改申请书，可以明晰或限定商品和服务的识别，但是不能对此扩宽界限。(b)(1) 如果在2.33条款下的申请的申报书或确认件未被签名或者是由错误的当事人签署，申请人可以按条款2.20的要求提交一份代替的确认件或申报书。(2) 如果在2.88条款下的使用说明的申报书或确认件，或者是在2.89条款下用来存档使用说明的延期请求书，未被签署或者是由错误的当事人签署，申请人必须在法定截止日期之前提交一份代替的确认件以供存档使用说明。(c) 倘若申请人支持在2.20条款下，宣誓书和申报书的修正案，申请人可以修改使用日期。除了以下修正案不被允许：(1) 在法案的1（a）条款的条件下，申请书中申请人指定的商标使用日期迟于存档的申请日期。对此情况，申请人不能修改申请。(2) 在法案的1（b）条款的条件下的申请书中，在2.88条款下的商标使用说明存档之后，申请人指定一个迟于截止日期的商标的使用日期以供存档使用陈述。对此情况，申请人不能修改申请。(d) 如果申请书上显示的申请人名字出现错误，申请人可以修改申请书改正申请人的姓名。修正案必须被2.20条款下的宣誓书和申请书所支持，由申请人签署。然而，对于提出不同实体作为申请人的申请书不能修改。一个实体自申请书的存档日期起不拥有商标，以此实体的名义存档的申请书是无效的。 2.72 商标说明或商标图案的修正案(a) 在法案1（a）条款的条件下，基于商业用途的申请书，申请人仅仅只能在以下条件下修改商标描述和商标图案：(1) 在2.59（a）条款下，起初存档的样本或者是存档的代替样本，支持被提议的修正。(2) 提案并不是从实质上更改商标。政府将通过对被提议的修正案与所存档的原始申请书中的商标描述和图案之间的比较，来决定该提案是否对商标进行实质性的修改。(b) 在法案1（b）条款的条件下，以善意目的在商业上使用商标为基础的申请书中，申请人仅仅只能在以下条件下修改商标的描述和商标图案：(1) 存档在修正案中用于使用声明或者是使用说明的样本，或者是存档在2.59（b）条款下的替代样本，支持被提议的修正案。(2) 提案并不实质性地修改商标。政