What is a fee address and how do I establish one for maintenance fee purposes?

A fee address is a designated address for correspondence related to maintenance fees. To establish a fee address for maintenance fee purposes, you should use the “‘Fee Address’ Indication Form,” Form PTO/SB/47.

MPEP 2595 states: “The following forms are suggested when submitting a maintenance fee or establishing a fee address for maintenance fee purposes. […] and ”Fee Address’ Indication Form,’ Form PTO/SB/47.”

Establishing a fee address ensures that maintenance fee communications are sent to the correct location, which may be different from the correspondence address for other patent matters.

To learn more:

• fee address
• maintenance fees
• USPTO forms
• patent correspondence