How can I designate a fee address for maintenance fee purposes?

To designate a fee address for maintenance fee purposes, you can use the following methods:

• At the time of issue fee payment, submit a “Fee Address” Indication Form (PTO/SB/47) as an attachment to the Issue Fee Transmittal (PTOL-85B).
• After issue fee payment, submit a “Fee Address” Indication Form (PTO/SB/47), and if necessary, a Request for Customer Number (PTO/SB/125), to the address specified on the form.

According to MPEP 2540, “It is recommended that only a current version of the ‘Fee Address’ Indication Form (PTO/SB/47) available from the USPTO website (www.uspto.gov/patent/patents-forms) be used when designating a fee address.”

To learn more:

• fee address designation
• PTO/SB/47
• customer number
• maintenance fees