If your application was based on the actual use of the mark in commerce prior to approval for publication, the USPTO will register the mark and issue a registration certificate about 12 weeks after the date the mark was published if no opposition was filed.

If instead the mark was published based on your statement of having a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, the USPTO will issue a Notice of Allowance about 12 weeks after the date the mark was published, again provided no opposition was filed. You then have six months from the date of the Notice of Allowance to either use the mark in commerce and submit a Statement of Use or request a six-month Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use. You may request additional extensions of time only as noted in the instructions.

If the Statement of Use is filed and approved, the USPTO will issue the registration certificate.