What residence information is required for inventors in patent applications?

Inventors are required to provide their place of residence in patent applications. According to MPEP 602.08(a):

“Each inventor’s place of residence, that is, the city and either state or foreign country, is required to be included in the oath or declaration in a nonprovisional application for compliance with 37 CFR 1.63 unless it is included in an application data sheet (37 CFR 1.76).”

For provisional applications, the residence must be included on the cover sheet or in an application data sheet.

To learn more:

• Inventor Residence
• Patent Application
• Inventor Information
• Oath or Declaration
• Application Data Sheet

To learn more:

• patent application requirements