601.01(e) Hiding the Domicile Address
Most TEAS forms allow an applicant or registrant to specify the owner’s mailing address, which is publicly viewable, and a separate domicile address, which is masked or hidden from public view. If the applicant or registrant provides the same address as its mailing address and domicile address in those forms, the address will be viewable by the public. To hide the applicant’s or registrant’s domicile address from public view, the applicant or registrant must provide a mailing address that differs from its domicile address and enter the domicile address into the dedicated "Domicile Address" fields on the Owner Information page within most TEAS forms.
If an Office action is being issued that questions the validity of a domicile address that was hidden from public view, an examining attorney or post-registration examiner must not list the exact address in the Office action. However, if evidence is being attached to the Office action to support the inquiry, an examining attorney may attach evidence that identifies the address if necessary. Applicant may then later petition the USPTO to have that information redacted.