What is a “specimen of use”

A specimen of use is a real-life sample showing how the mark is being used in commerce as a trademark. It might include a photograph of a product tag or a screenshot of a web page where a service is being sold. It cannot be a mock-up, digitally-altered image, artist’s rendering, etc. A specimen of use must depict actual, real-life use of the mark, such as a photograph of an actual label on an actual product.

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