USPTO.gov account name and email updates for Patent Center users

Users who access Patent Center using a USPTO.gov account and need to update their USPTO.gov account name or email address, must mail the completed notarized Patent Electronic Verification Form to the Electronic Business Center.

  • To update your name, select “This is a name change” in Block 3 and enter your previous name in the "Previous Name" field, .  Enter your updated name in Block 2.
  • To update the USPTO.gov account email address, select “Update Patent Electronic System account” in Block 3 then enter the previous USPTO.gov email in the "Previous email address" field.  Enter the new USPTO.gov account email address in Block 2.

Mail the notarized original form (no faxes or copies) to:

Mail Stop EBC

Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

 

Contact the Electronic Business Center for questions.

Telephone: 1-866-217-9197 (toll-free)

571-272-4100 (local)

6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

Email: ebc@uspto.gov