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MAILING AND HAND CARRY ADDRESSES FOR MAIL TO THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS For most correspondence (e.g., new patent applications) no mail stop is required because the processing of the correspondence is routine. If NO mail stop is included on the list below, no mail stop is required for the correspondence. See the listing under “Special Mail Stops Applicable To Both Patent And Trademark Mail” for additional mail stops for patent-related correspondence. Only the specified type of document should be placed in an envelope addressed to one of these special mail stops. If any documents other than the specified type identified for each special mail stop are addressed to that mail stop, they will be significantly delayed in reaching the appropriate area for which they are intended. The mail stop should generally appear as the first line in the address. Some correspondence may be submitted electronically. See the Office’s
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for the Office of Personnel from NFC. |
Mail Stop 6 | Mail
for the Office of Procurement. |
Mail Stop 8 | All
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to pending litigation and disciplinary proceedings; papers relating
to pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed only to Office
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related to pending disciplinary proceedings before the Administrative
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Mail Stop 11 | Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS). |
Mail Stop 13 | Mail
for the Employee and Labor Relations Division. |
Mail Stop 16 | Mail
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directed to the Office of Finance. |
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Invention Promoters. |
Mail Stop 171 | Vacancy
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for the Office of Congressional Relations. |
Mail Stop Document Services | All
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Mail Stop EEO | Mail
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Mail Stop Enforcement | Mail
for the Office of Enforcement. |
Mail Stop Interference | Communications
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in interference. |
Mail Stop International Relations | Mail
for the Office of International Relations. |
Mail Stop M Correspondence | Mail
to designate or change a fee address, or other correspondence
related to maintenance fees, except payments of maintenance fees
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Mail Stop OED | Mail
for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. |
Maintenance Fee Payments
Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov, payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 371611
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-1611
Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn: Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier may be made to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Maintenance Fee
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Deposit Account Replenishments
To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments through the United States Postal Service to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 70541
Chicago, IL 60673
Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Deposit Accounts
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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