# TMEP § 601.01(c)(iii): Reviewing General Arguments or Evidence Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement > Federal · Agency guidance · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iii) ## Section - **Citation:** TMEP § 601.01(c)(iii) - **Heading:** Reviewing General Arguments or Evidence Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement - **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(c)(iii) ## Text Examining attorneys and post-registration examiners must evaluate any arguments, including any explanations, or evidence regarding a domicile address on a case-by-case basis, whether included in the initial application or maintenance filing, or in a response. Any assertion that the domicile address is in fact the applicant’s or registrant’s principal place of business (for a juristic entity) or the place the person resides and that is intended to be the person’s principal home (for a natural person) must be made in a formal written response. Only in rare cases may an otherwise unacceptable type of domicile address ( see TMEP §601.01(c)(i) ) be accepted based on the applicant’s or registrant’s arguments. If uncertain about whether the provided domicile address should be accepted, the examining attorney should consult their managing or senior attorney. Post-registration examiners should consult their lead. If a juristic applicant or registrant submits documentation such as an annual report identifying its principal office or business address as a post-office box or a registered agent address, such documentation does not establish that the address is the applicant’s or registrant’s domicile address. 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. See TMEP §601.01(c)(i) for presumptively unacceptable types of domicile addresses. When a requirement for an acceptable domicile address is maintained or made final, the requirement may be satisfied by providing a new, acceptable domicile address. See TMEP §601.01(c)(ii) for information about evaluating a domicile address provided in response to a domicile address requirement. Alternatively, the applicant or registrant may file a petition to the Director to waive the domicile address requirement because of an extraordinary situation. See TMEP §1708.01 final, the requirement may be satisfied by providing a new, acceptable domicile address. See TMEP §601.01(c)(ii) for information about evaluating a domicile address provided in response to a domicile address requirement. Alternatively, the applicant or registrant may file a petition to the Director to waive the domicile address requirement because of an extraordinary situation. See TMEP §1708.01 . If the applicant or registrant responds to the requirement to provide an acceptable domicile address by stating that they filed a petition to the Director to waive the domicile address requirement, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner must follow the procedures set forth in TMEP §601.01(c)(v) . See TMEP §716.02(l) for circumstances when action may be suspended by the examining attorney pending a decision on a petition to the Director to waive the domicile address requirement. If the applicant or registrant asserts they have “no fixed physical address,” the examining attorney or post-registration examiner must follow the procedures set forth in TMEP §601.01(c)(iv) . ## 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) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iii). 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