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Find phone numbers and email addresses below for common questions.
Application or registration questions
For questions about your application or registration, contact the USPTO staff person listed in your USPTO communication. To search for an employee by name, phone number, or office, use the employee locator search.
If your assigned examining attorney is unavailable, you may contact their law office managing or senior attorney. See the Trademark Law Offices page for their contact information.
Filing Trademark Center and TEAS forms: Email TEAS@uspto.gov.
Fees and assignments
Using the USPTO payment system: Call the USPTO helpdesk at 1-800-786-9199 and press 3, then press 4. Or you can email FeesHelp@uspto.gov.
Filing assignments online: Email AssignmentCenter@uspto.gov or call the Assignment Recordation Branch at 571-272-3350 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Corrections
Request a correction for USPTO typos or errors
- Typos made by the USPTO that appear in the USPTO trademark databases (Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) and the trademark search system) for a particular application before publication: Email TMdatabasecorrect@uspto.gov.
- Design search codes assigned to a particular trademark application or registration: Email TMDesignCodeComments@uspto.gov.
Request a correction for applicant typos
- Typos made by the applicant that appear in the USPTO trademark databases (TSDR and the trademark search system) for a particular application before publication: Use the Voluntary Amendment form.
- Typos made by the applicant that appear in the USPTO trademark databases (TSDR and the trademark search system) for a particular application after approval for publication: Use the Post-Publication Amendment form.
Consistency initiative
Disaster guidance: submitting documents when unable to file electronically
For trademark customers affected by a widespread disastrous event or lengthy USPTO system outage, see how to submit documents to the USPTO.
Ordering certified trademark documents
- To order certified copies of trademark documents, visit the order copies of USPTO documents page.
- For prosecutors to order certified copies of trademark documents (official government use only), visit the trademark documents for prosecutors page.
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
Visit the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board page for information. Call 571-272-8500 or email TTABInfo@uspto.gov with questions.
Filing submissions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB): Email ESTTA@uspto.gov. Include any ESTTA tracking number in your email. Or call the TTAB at 571-272-8500 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. or between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
General questions
Suggestions and comments
- To submit comments, complaints, or compliments, email TMFeedback@uspto.gov.
- To suggest adding entries to the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual (ID Manual), see the Trademark Identification Manual suggestions page.
- To submit comments concerning the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP), email TMTMEP@uspto.gov.
