美国专利商标局新要求：商标申请强制性采用电子提交及需要申请人提供物理地址!

2019年7月31日美国专利商标局(USPTO)根据《联邦法规汇编》(CFR)第37编第2部分和第7部分发布了新法规和细则并已于2019年12月21日生效。

新法规的实施对所有商标申请人和注册人提出了一项新的要求：1)以电子方式提交商标申请以及商标申请的后续文件和注册文件;2)提供可用于每一件商标申请接收USPTO信函的电子邮箱地址并需要保持其有效;以及3)提供并始终保持有效的一个准确的住所地址，作为USPTO在电子邮箱地址不能正常工作情况时联络申请人的备份。

On July 31, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued new Rules and Regulations under Title 37 of theCode of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 2, and

7. They take effect on December 21, 2019.

The impact of the rule, as implemented, is a new requirement for all trademark applicants and registrants to: 1) electronically file trademark applications, subsequent documents concerning trademark applications, and documents regarding registrations; 2)provide and maintain a working e-mail address for receiving correspondence from the USPTO for each trademark application and registration; and 3) provide and maintain an accurate domicile address as a backup for the USPTO to contact ifan e-mail correspondence address fails to work.

信息来源:KL GATES