305.01 Mailing Addresses
Paper trademark documents – general. Except for documents sent to the Assignment Recordation Branch for recordation, requests for copies of trademark documents, specimens for scent, flavor, or similar non-traditional marks, 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 and §301.02(b) regarding submitting specimens for scent, flavor, or similar non-traditional marks.
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 Assignment Center at https://assignmentcenter.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 emailed 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 Patent and Trademark Copy Fulfillment Branch
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
P. O. Box 1450
Alexandria,
Virginia
22313-1450