# TMEP § 601.01(b): Owners with a U.S. Domicile

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(b)

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 601.01(b)
- **Heading:** Owners with a U.S. Domicile
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 0600 - Attorney, Representative, Correspondence, and Signature / TMEP § 601.01(b)

## Text

If a U.S. address (i.e., any street address that is
located within the United States and its territories) is listed as the applicant’s or
registrant’s domicile in any submission, an applicant or registrant may, but
generally need not, appoint a qualified U.S. attorney as its representative.
Examining attorneys and post-registration examiners
normally will not question an otherwise acceptable U.S. street address of a foreign
citizen or entity provided in an application or post-registration maintenance filing
unless they receive specific guidance to question the address. Under some
circumstances, the USPTO will require the applicant or registrant to provide
documentation to support its U.S. address.
See
37 C.F.R.
§§2.11(b)
,
2.61(b)
,
2.189
. For example, if the applicant or
registrant is a foreign citizen or entity with a U.S. street address, and is not
represented by a qualified U.S. attorney and the examining attorney or
post-registration examiner receives specific guidance that the address should be
questioned and that documentation may be necessary to support the U.S. street
address, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner will issue an Office
action requiring the applicant or registrant to either appoint a qualified U.S.
attorney or provide documentation supporting the specified U.S. street address. In
such cases, the Office action will also include all other applicable refusals and/or
requirements. If the applicant or registrant responds by appointing a qualified U.S.
attorney, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner will withdraw the
requirement for documentation supporting the U.S. street address. The requirement
will be reissued if the qualified U.S. attorney withdraws or is subsequently revoked.
An applicant or registrant who provides acceptable
documentation supporting its U.S. address is not required to appoint a qualified U.S.
attorney.
If the applicant responds but does not appoint a
qualified U.S. attorney or provide the information necessary to support its U.S
e U.S. street address. The requirement
will be reissued if the qualified U.S. attorney withdraws or is subsequently revoked.
An applicant or registrant who provides acceptable
documentation supporting its U.S. address is not required to appoint a qualified U.S.
attorney.
If the applicant responds but does not appoint a
qualified U.S. attorney or provide the information necessary to support its U.S.
street address, the examining attorney will issue a final action as to the
requirements regarding domicile, to appoint a qualified U.S. attorney, and all other
unresolved refusals and/or requirements, if the application is otherwise in condition
for final action. If the registrant responds in a post-registration matter but does
not appoint a qualified U.S. attorney or provide the information necessary to support
its U.S. street address, the post-registration examiner will issue a second action
maintaining the requirements regarding domicile, to appoint a qualified U.S.
attorney, and all other unresolved refusals and/or requirements.
Examples of documents that can support a U.S. street
address include the following:
(a)
For an individual
,
documentation showing the name and listed address of the individual, such as
one of the following:
(i) a current, valid signed rental, lease, or
mortgage agreement;
(ii) a current, valid homeowner’s, renter’s, or
motor vehicle insurance policy; or
(iii) a computer-generated bill issued by a
utility company dated no earlier than 60 days before the application or
post-registration document filing date.
umentation showing the name and listed address of the individual, such as
one of the following:
(i) a current, valid signed rental, lease, or
mortgage agreement;
(ii) a current, valid homeowner’s, renter’s, or
motor vehicle insurance policy; or
(iii) a computer-generated bill issued by a
utility company dated no earlier than 60 days before the application or
post-registration document filing date.
(b)
For a juristic entity
,
documentation showing that the address is the applicant’s or registrant’s
business headquarters, such as a current, valid signed rental, lease, or
mortgage agreement for commercial office space that is not for a coworking or
similar facility.
However, the above documentation will not support a
U.S. address that is otherwise identified as an unacceptable type of domicile
address.
See
TMEP §601.01(c)(i)
. Examining attorneys and
post-registration examiners must not accept such documentation as satisfying a
domicile address requirement when the address is an unacceptable type of domicile
address.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 601 Requirement for Representation Based on Domicile of Mark Owner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.md)
- [TMEP § 601.01 Determining an Owner’s Domicile](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01.md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(a) Owners with a Non-U.S. Domicile](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(a).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(b) Owners with a U.S. Domicile](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(b).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(i) Determining the Acceptability of Domicile Addresses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(i).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(ii) Evaluating a New Domicile Address Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(ii).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(iii) Reviewing General Arguments or Evidence Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iii).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(iv) Reviewing “No Fixed Physical Address” Explanation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iv).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(iv)(A) Response Options for Applicants or Registrants with “No Fixed Physical Address”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iv)(A).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(iv)(B) Reviewing the Name, Title, and Domicile Address of an Individual with Legal Authority to Bind the Juristic Entity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iv)(B).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(c)(v) Checking the Record for a Petition to the Director to Waive the Domicile Address Requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(v).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(d) Domicile Address Must Be Kept Current](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(d).md)
- [TMEP § 601.01(e) Hiding the Domicile Address](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(e).md)
- [TMEP § 601.02 Communications with Applicant or Registrant Who Is Represented by an Attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.02.md)

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