Where should the service of prior art or Section 301 written statements be addressed?
When serving prior art or Section 301 written statements on a patent owner, the service should be addressed to the correspondence address as specified in the patent regulations. The MPEP states:
“The service to the patent owner should be addressed to the correspondence address as set forth in 37 CFR 1.33(c).”
This means that the service should be sent to the official correspondence address on record for the patent. For more information on the correspondence address, the MPEP directs readers to MPEP § 2222.
To learn more:
Topics:
MPEP 2200 - Citation Of Prior Art And Ex Parte Reexamination Of Patents,
MPEP 2208 - Service Of Prior Art Or Section 301 Written Statements On Patent Owner,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure