New USPTO Requirements For All Applicants/Registrants

1. All Applicants/Registrants — Domicile Information (required now).

The USPTO now requires all applicants and registrants to provide their physical street address in order to establish their "domicile." The USPTO requires domicile information even if the trademark owner is represented by counsel. Domicile is defined as the permanent legal place of residence of a natural person or the principal place of business of a juristic entity. Principal place of business is defined as the location of a juristic entity's headquarters where the entity's senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control the entity's activities and is usually the center from where other locations are controlled.