MPEP § 2920.03 — Correspondence Address (Annotated Rules)
§2920.03 Correspondence Address
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2920.03, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Correspondence Address
This section addresses Correspondence Address. Primary authority: 37 CFR 1.33(a) and 37 CFR 1.1066. Contains: 1 statement.
Key Rules
Hague Definitions
(a) Unless the correspondence address is changed in accordance with § 1.33(a), the Office will use as the correspondence address in a nonprovisional international design application the address according to the following order:
- (1) The correspondence address under § 1.1042;
- (2) The address of applicant’s representative identified in the publication of the international registration; and
- (3) The address of the applicant identified in the publication of the international registration.
37 CFR 1.1066(a) sets forth how the Office will establish the correspondence address for a nonprovisional international design application in the absence of a communication from the applicant changing the correspondence address. Specifically, 37 CFR 1.1066(a) provides that, unless the correspondence address is changed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33(a) the Office will use as the correspondence address in a nonprovisional international design application the address according to the following order: (i) the correspondence address under 37 CFR 1.1042; (ii) the address of the applicant’s representative identified in the publication of the international registration; and (iii) the address of the applicant identified in the publication of the international registration.
37 CFR 1.1066(a) sets forth how the Office will establish the correspondence address for a nonprovisional international design application in the absence of a communication from the applicant changing the correspondence address. Specifically, 37 CFR 1.1066(a) provides that, unless the correspondence address is changed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33(a) the Office will use as the correspondence address in a nonprovisional international design application the address according to the following order: (i) the correspondence address under 37 CFR 1.1042; (ii) the address of the applicant’s representative identified in the publication of the international registration; and (iii) the address of the applicant identified in the publication of the international registration.
Correspondence Address
(b) Reference in the rules to the correspondence address set forth in § 1.33(a) shall be construed to include a reference to this section for a nonprovisional international design application.
See MPEP § 601.03(a) for further information regarding changing the correspondence address in an application.
Citations
| Primary topic | Citation |
|---|---|
| Hague Definitions | 37 CFR § 1.1042 |
| Hague Definitions | 37 CFR § 1.1066(a) |
| Correspondence Address Hague Definitions | 37 CFR § 1.33(a) |
| Correspondence Address | MPEP § 601.03(a) |
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 2920.03 — Correspondence Address
Source: USPTO2920.03 Correspondence Address [R-07.2015]
37 CFR 1.1066 Correspondence address for a nonprovisional international design application.
- (a) Unless the correspondence address is changed in
accordance with § 1.33(a), the Office will
use as the correspondence address in a nonprovisional international design
application the address according to the following order:
- (1) The correspondence address under § 1.1042;
- (2) The address of applicant’s representative identified in the publication of the international registration; and
- (3) The address of the applicant identified in the publication of the international registration.
- (b) Reference in the rules to the correspondence address set forth in § 1.33(a) shall be construed to include a reference to this section for a nonprovisional international design application.
37 CFR 1.1066(a) sets forth how the Office will establish the correspondence address for a nonprovisional international design application in the absence of a communication from the applicant changing the correspondence address. Specifically, 37 CFR 1.1066(a) provides that, unless the correspondence address is changed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33(a) the Office will use as the correspondence address in a nonprovisional international design application the address according to the following order: (i) the correspondence address under 37 CFR 1.1042; (ii) the address of the applicant’s representative identified in the publication of the international registration; and (iii) the address of the applicant identified in the publication of the international registration.
See MPEP § 601.03(a) for further information regarding changing the correspondence address in an application.