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…
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Yes, you can designate a separate fee address specifically for maintenance fee communications. This is particularly useful if you want to direct maintenance fee notices to a different address than other patent correspondence. The MPEP states: “Practitioners of record when the patent issues who do not wish to receive correspondence relating to maintenance fees must…
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