37 CFR § 1.1042 — Correspondence respecting international (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP

This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 1.1042, including 8 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.

Summary

This section covers how to specify a correspondence address for international design applications filed with the USPTO as an office of indirect filing, and what happens if no address is specified.

What this section covers

This section defines that it covers correspondence for international design applications filed with the USPTO as an office of indirect filing.

Key obligations

Applicants must specify a correspondence address for all international design applications filed with the USPTO as an office of indirect filing.
If no correspondence address is specified, the Office will use a default address for communication.

Practice notes

Always specify a correspondence address for international design applications filed with the USPTO as an office of indirect filing.
Relying on default addresses can lead to delays in the processing of applications, so ensure a correct address is specified.

Correspondence Address for Indirect FilingMPEP 2912Permitted
Office Sets Correspondence Address for Nonprovisional International Design ApplicationMPEP 2920.03
Correspondence Address for Nonprovisional International Design ApplicationMPEP 2920.03

Applicant May Specify Correspondence Address for USPTOMPEP 2912Permitted
Specify Correspondence Address for International Design ApplicationsMPEP 2912
Applicant May Specify Different Address for USPTO CorrespondenceMPEP 2912Permitted
Office May Use Application Data for Correspondence Until CorrectedMPEP 2912Permitted
Office May Use Customer Number Address Over Paper AddressMPEP 2912Permitted

MPEP Section	Rules
MPEP § 2912	Correspondence Address for Indirect FilingMPEP 2912Permitted Applicant May Specify Correspondence Address for USPTOMPEP 2912Permitted Specify Correspondence Address for International Design ApplicationsMPEP 2912 Applicant May Specify Different Address for USPTO CorrespondenceMPEP 2912Permitted Office May Use Application Data for Correspondence Until CorrectedMPEP 2912Permitted Office May Use Customer Number Address Over Paper AddressMPEP 2912Permitted
MPEP § 2920.03	Office Sets Correspondence Address for Nonprovisional International Design ApplicationMPEP 2920.03 Correspondence Address for Nonprovisional International Design ApplicationMPEP 2920.03

MPEP Section

Rules

MPEP § 2912

Correspondence Address for Indirect FilingMPEP 2912Permitted
Applicant May Specify Correspondence Address for USPTOMPEP 2912Permitted
Specify Correspondence Address for International Design ApplicationsMPEP 2912
Applicant May Specify Different Address for USPTO CorrespondenceMPEP 2912Permitted
Office May Use Application Data for Correspondence Until CorrectedMPEP 2912Permitted
Office May Use Customer Number Address Over Paper AddressMPEP 2912Permitted

MPEP § 2920.03

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Based on MPEP Last Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22

37 CFR § 1.1042 — Correspondence respecting international (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP

37 CFR § 1.1042 Correspondence respecting international

Summary

Official MPEP § 1.1042 — Correspondence respecting international

1.1042 Correspondence respecting international design applications filed with the Office as an office of indirect filing.

Verbatim in MPEP

Key Interpretations

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