Form PTO/SB/47 Fee Address Indication Form

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PTO/SB/47 (03-09)
Approved for use through 03/31/2012. OMB 0651-0016
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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“FEE ADDRESS” INDICATION FORM
Address to:
Mail Stop M Correspondence
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Fax to:
571-273-6500

- OR -

INSTRUCTIONS: The issue fee must have been paid for application(s) listed on this form. In addition,
only an address represented by a Customer Number can be established as the fee address for maintenance
fee purposes (hereafter, fee address). A fee address should be established when correspondence related to
maintenance fees should be mailed to a different address than the correspondence address for the application.
When to check the first box below: If you have a Customer Number to represent the fee address. When
to check the second box below: If you have no Customer Number representing the desired fee address,
in which case a completed Request for Customer Number (PTO/SB/125) must be attached to this form. For
more information on Customer Numbers, see the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 403.
For the following listed application(s), please recognize as the “Fee Address” under the provisions of 37 CFR
1.363 the address associated with:
Customer Number:
OR
The attached Request for Customer Number (PTO/SB/125) form.
APPLICATION NUMBER

PATENT NUMBER
(if known)

Completed by (check one):
Applicant/Inventor

_________________________________________
Signature

Attorney or Agent of record ________________
(Reg. No.)

_________________________________________
Typed or printed name

Assignee of record of the entire interest. See 37 CFR 3.71.
Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b) is enclosed.
(Form PTO/SB/96)

____________________________________
Requester’s telephone number

Assignee recorded at Reel ________ Frame________

____________________________________
Date

NOTE: Signatures of all the inventors or assignees of record of the entire interest or their representative(s) are required. Submit multiple forms if more that one
signature is required, see below*.
* Total of ____________________________forms are submitted.
This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.363. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO
to process) an appl ication. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1. 11 and 1.14. This colle ction is estima ted to take 5 m inutes to complete,
including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on
the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and
Trademark O ffice, U.S. Depar tment o f Commerc e, P.O . Box 1450, Alex andria, VA 22313- 1450. DO NOT SEND COMPLETE D FORMS TO THIS A DDRESS.
SEND TO: Mail Stop M Correspondence, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

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