305.01 Mailing Addresses
37 C.F.R. §2.190 Addresses for trademark correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- (a) Paper trademark documents. In general, trademark documents to be delivered by the USPS must be addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451. Trademark-related documents to be delivered by hand, private courier, or other delivery service may be delivered during the hours the Office is open to receive correspondence to the Trademark Assistance Center, James Madison Building—East Wing, Concourse Level, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
- (b) Electronic trademark documents. Trademark documents filed electronically must be submitted through TEAS. Documents that relate to proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board must be filed electronically with the Board through ESTTA.
- (c) Trademark assignment documents. Requests to record documents in the Assignment Recordation Branch may be filed electronically through ETAS. Paper documents and cover sheets to be recorded in the Assignment Recordation Branch should be addressed as designated in § 3.27 of this chapter.
- (d) Requests for certified copies of trademark documents. Paper requests for certified copies of trademark documents must be addressed to: Mail Stop Document Services, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.
- (e) Certain documents relating to international applications and registrations. International applications under § 7.11, subsequent designations under § 7.21, responses to notices of irregularity under § 7.14, requests to record changes in the International Register under § 7.23 and § 7.24, requests to note replacements under § 7.28, requests for transformation under § 7.31 of this chapter, and petitions to the Director to review an action of the Office's Madrid Processing Unit must be addressed to: Madrid Processing Unit, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-5796.
37 C.F.R. §3.27 Mailing address for submitting documents to be recorded.
Documents and cover sheets submitted by mail for recordation should be addressed to Mail Stop Assignment Recordation Services, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450, unless they are filed together with new applications.
Paper trademark documents – general. Except for documents sent to the Assignment Recordation Branch for recordation, requests for copies of trademark documents, and certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol (listed below), all paper trademark-related correspondence to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must be addressed to:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria,
Virginia
22313-1451The names of individual employees should not be placed on the envelopes in which official communications are sent to the USPTO. See TMEP §301.01 regarding the limited exceptions when paper submissions may be submitted.
Documents filed under the Madrid Protocol. International applications under 37 C.F.R. §7.11, subsequent designations under 37 C.F.R. §7.21, responses to irregularity notices under 37 C.F.R. §7.14, requests to record changes in the International Register under 37 C.F.R. §7.23 and §7.24, requests for transformation under 37 C.F.R. §7.31, requests to note replacements under 37 C.F.R. §7.28, and petitions to the Director to review the actions of the USPTO’s Madrid Processing Unit, when filed by mail, must be mailed to:
Madrid Processing Unit
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria
Virginia
22314-5796Documents to be recorded in Assignment Recordation Branch. To expedite processing, the USPTO recommends filing requests to record documents through the USPTO website, at https://etas.uspto.gov. Documents filed electronically are recorded much faster than their paper counterparts. Unless they are filed together with new applications, paper documents and cover sheets to be recorded in the Assignment Recordation Branch should be mailed to:
Mail Stop Assignment Recordation Services
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
P. O. Box 1450
Alexandria,
Virginia
22313-1450Requests for copies of Trademark documents. Copies of trademark documents can be ordered through the USPTO website at https://certifiedcopycenter.uspto.gov/. Requests for copies of documents can also be e-mailed to the USPTO at dsd@uspto.gov, with an authorization to charge the fee to a credit card or USPTO deposit account. See TMEP §111 for additional information regarding requesting copies.
All other requests for certified or uncertified copies of trademark documents should be mailed to:
Mail Stop Document Services
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
P. O. Box 1450
Alexandria,
Virginia
22313-1450