Filing Sound Specimens

Trademarks can take many forms, text, graphics, sound and even smell.  If you need to file a sound file as a trademark specimen the USPTO has an "exception" procedure.  They have to submit a statement that you have emailed the sound file to teas@uspto.gov.   The USPTO instructions follow:

Sound/Motion Marks and Electronic Filing:
Although the filing of sound or motion marks electronically does require some "exception processing," these can be done through TEAS. The sound or motion mark specimen, consisting of a WAV, MP3, AVI, or MPEG file, can be sent as an e-mail attachment directly to the TEAS Support Team, at teas@uspto.gov. However, because the TEAS form will require a JPG attachment for the specimen, the applicant must still create a JPG file for this purpose; but, it will merely consist of a statement that "A WAV file (or MP3 or MPEG file) has been sent directly to the TEAS Support Team for processing." For easier association of the WAV (or MP3 or MPEG) file with the proper application, the applicant should submit the actual application first, and then reference in the e-mail to the TEAS Support Team the assigned serial number and an indication that this is a "new application." All other filings (e.g., an Allegation of Use, a Section 8, etc.) should be done in the same manner, with the serial number or registration number referenced in the e-mail, and a clear indication of the type of filing.

We've put our statement template online below (click to enlarge):