Address Changes

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Address Changes

As a registered Attorney and Agent, you are required to notify the Director of any changes of address separately from any notice of address change filed in individual patent applications. 37 CFR §10.11(a).

To change your home or business address you must notify OED in writing. There are two ways to do this. You may do this instantly on-line at

Read more about this feature at On-Line Change of Address for Practitioners 

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You may submit the change of address by mail to:

Mail Stop OED
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

Change of Address requests may not be made by a third party (such as secretaries or administrative assistants) on your behalf.

The change of address must be signed by you.

NOTE: Changes to the roster available on the PTO Internet web site may take more than one week to be posted. For your convenience, please use a
>> Change of Address form [PDF viewer] to change your address.

see also >> On-Line Change of Address, E-mail and Telephone Intormation 

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 Name Changes

If you desire to inform the Office of Enrollment and Discipline of a change to your legal name and change your name on the roster records, you must provide appropriate marriage certification or court documents authorizing your new legal name.

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 Registration Status Changes (Agent to Attorney)

Individuals who are registered initially as a Patent Agent may later become registered as an Attorney upon becoming an Attorney. To change your registration status:

Obtain an original "Certificate of Good Standing" from the clerk of the highest court in the State where you have been admitted to the bar, duly authenticated and showing the seal of the court, and indicating that you are a member in good standing of the bar of the court.

Send your letter requesting the change of registration status, $100 for registration processing [37 CFR 1.21(a)(2)] and the Certificate of Good Standing within six (6) months of its issuance to:

Mail Stop OED
U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

You may submit the $100.00 fee by credit card: see PTO/2038 - Credit Card Payment Form and Instructions 

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 Acknowledgment of Receipt by OED

Individuals who wish to receive an acknowledgment of the receipt of documents mailed to OED should include a self-addressed, postage-paid postcard to be used for this purpose.

The postcard should be addressed to you and identify each type of paper filed.

OED will stamp the receipt date on the post card and place it in the outgoing mail to you.

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