Change or Update your Trademark Information

This guide will help you get around to editing your registered trademark's information. So, if you've registered the trademark under an old phone number, mailing or e-mail address -- editing that old information is a simple and painless process!

Your first stop should be the US Patent & Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Application System, which presents you with two options: "Change of Correspondence Address Form" and "Change Of Owner's Address Form."

In order to make changes to your trademark of any sort, you'll need your trademark's serial number, and you'll also need to be the actual trademark owner or attorney appointed to manage the trademark.

The Change of Correspondence Address Form is what you'll need to fill out if you need to edit your address in which all correspondence is sent to (business owners, you should set this to your P.O. Box or office address).

The Change Of Owner's Address Form is used to change your personal address and contact information. This may or may not be identical to whatever you set for your trademark. So, if you've set your contact (i.e., home) address to also be the "correspondence" address of the trademark, you'll have to edit both addresses using both forms, if need be.

If you would rather not use the online method to update your trademark registration information, you can simply do so via standard mail. Start off by finding a list of fax numbers for your local Trademark Law office. The commissioner of Trademarks' mailing address is:

Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.

Phone
If you're in need of further assistance and would like to speak with a representative directly, you can call the Trademark Assistance Center at 571-272-9250, and press "0."

E-mail
E-mail the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center at usptoinfo@uspto.gov -- they'll typically take about a week or so to get back to you.