[E-trademarks] Domicile Issue

[David Lizerbram]

I received an Office Action rejecting a domicile address that I'd 
provided on the grounds that it was just a mailbox, not an actual place 
of business. In this case, this was incorrect - the OA included a map of 
the location, but that map was inaccurate, and I filed a response 
addressing the issue.

However, the bigger issue is that in the Office Action, while the 
Examining Attorney did not reveal the domicile address in the text of 
the OA, they did attach several documents related to this building and 
location as evidence supporting the rejection, revealing the street 
address and in fact a map of the layout of the office building (which 
turns out to be inaccurate). So now my client's supposedly secret 
domicile address is a part of the public record for anyone who wants to 
dig through the filing.

I don't blame the Examining Attorney - he's just doing what he has to do 
given these ridiculous rules. But this clearly goes against the USPTO's 
many statements to the effect that domicile addresses will not be made 
publicly available, right?

-- 
David Lizerbram, Business/Trademark Lawyer

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