# TMEP § 601.01(c)(iv): Reviewing “No Fixed Physical Address” Explanation > Federal · Agency guidance · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S601.01(c)(iv) ## Section - **Citation:** TMEP § 601.01(c)(iv) - **Heading:** Reviewing “No Fixed Physical Address” Explanation - **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)(iv) ## Text An otherwise unacceptable type of domicile address may not be accepted based on a detailed explanation that the applicant or registrant has “no fixed physical address.” Such an explanation is not considered sufficient to satisfy the requirement for an acceptable domicile address. Because the applicant or registrant is essentially requesting a waiver of the domicile address rule, the appropriate mechanism for considering these explanations/arguments is a petition to the Director. See TMEP §1708.01 regarding petitions to the Director to waive the domicile address requirement. “No fixed physical address” explanation in the initial application or maintenance filing . If the applicant or registrant provides an unacceptable type of domicile address and asserts it has “no fixed physical address” in the initial application or maintenance filing, a requirement for an acceptable domicile address must be issued. However, the “Domicile Address” field in the electronic forms allows a juristic applicant or registrant to provide the name, title, and domicile address of an individual with legal authority to bind the applicant or registrant when the entity itself has no fixed physical address. Therefore, if the address provided in this field is an acceptable domicile address type for an individual, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner will not issue a requirement for an acceptable domicile address. “No fixed physical address” explanation in applications not yet approved for publication or maintenance filings not yet accepted and/or acknowledged as of August 30, 2023 ss. Therefore, if the address provided in this field is an acceptable domicile address type for an individual, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner will not issue a requirement for an acceptable domicile address. “No fixed physical address” explanation in applications not yet approved for publication or maintenance filings not yet accepted and/or acknowledged as of August 30, 2023 . If an applicant or registrant provides, or has provided, a statement that it has “no fixed physical address,” and the application has not been approved for publication or the maintenance filing has not been accepted and/or acknowledged as of August 30, 2023, the explanation cannot be accepted and the requirement for a domicile address must be maintained and/or made final, as appropriate, in accordance with the following guidance: If the applicant or registrant was advised in the most recent Office action that it could provide a detailed explanation and the applicant or registrant does not respond to the domicile address requirement , the domicile address requirement must be made final if the application is otherwise in condition for final action. After registration, the examiner must issue a subsequent action maintaining the domicile address requirement and advising the registrant of the option to petition the Director if the maintenance filing is otherwise in condition for an action providing the petition option. If the applicant or registrant subsequently provides a “no fixed physical address” explanation in a response, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner must proceed as provided below intaining the domicile address requirement and advising the registrant of the option to petition the Director if the maintenance filing is otherwise in condition for an action providing the petition option. If the applicant or registrant subsequently provides a “no fixed physical address” explanation in a response, the examining attorney or post-registration examiner must proceed as provided below. If the applicant or registrant was advised in the most recent Office action that it could provide a detailed explanation and the applicant or registrant responds by providing a detailed explanation , the examining attorney or post-registration examiner must maintain the domicile address requirement in a new nonfinal action, explain that the detailed explanation does not satisfy the requirement, and inform the applicant or registrant of the response options set forth in TMEP §601.01(c)(iv)(A). After the applicant or registrant has been advised of the updated response options , if the applicant or registrant continues to respond only by submitting arguments, the domicile address requirement must be made final if the application is otherwise in condition for final action. After registration, the examiner must issue a subsequent action maintaining the domicile address requirement and advising the registrant of the option to petition the Director if the maintenance filing is otherwise in condition for an action providing the petition option. “No fixed physical address” explanation in approved applications or accepted and/or acknowledged maintenance filings before August 30, 2023 . It is not necessary to withdraw the application from publication if an application with a detailed explanation that the applicant has “no fixed physical address” was approved for publication before August 30, 2023. Similarly, it is not necessary to rescind an acceptance and/or acknowledgement of a maintenance filing with a detailed explanation that the registrant has “no fixed physical address” made before August 30, 2023 thdraw the application from publication if an application with a detailed explanation that the applicant has “no fixed physical address” was approved for publication before August 30, 2023. Similarly, it is not necessary to rescind an acceptance and/or acknowledgement of a maintenance filing with a detailed explanation that the registrant has “no fixed physical address” made before August 30, 2023. Additionally, if the application is withdrawn from publication for another reason, or the acceptance and/or acknowledgment of a maintenance filing is rescinded for another reason, examining attorneys and post-registration examiners are not required to raise a new domicile address requirement when a “no fixed physical address” explanation was previously accepted. Companion applications not yet approved for publication or companion maintenance filings not yet accepted and/or acknowledged that contain an unacceptable domicile address, with or without an explanation, cannot be accepted merely because the same address was accepted in approved or published companion applications or accepted and/or acknowledged companion maintenance filings. ## 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)(iv). 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