Update of Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure on October 31, 2014 On October 30, 2014, the PTO issued the October 2014 edition of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (“TMEP”). The updated TMEP can be found online at http://tmep.uspto.gov, and highlights of the new edition can be found at www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/TMEP_Oct2014_Highlights.doc.