uspto assignment data

USPTO OCE Patent Assignment Data

location: https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/economic-research/research-datasets/patent-assignment-dataset

contributors: Alan C. Marco, Stuart J.H. Graham, Amanda F. Myers, Paul A. D'Agostino, Kirsten Apple

tags: patents, claims, assignment

timeframe : 1970-2020

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related publications : http://ssrn.com/abstract=2636461

description : The USPTO allows parties to record assignments of patents and patent applications to, as much as possible, maintain a complete history of claimed interests in a patent. The USPTO also permits recording of other documents that affect title (such as certificates of name change and mergers of businesses) or are relevant to patent ownership (such as licensing agreements, security interests, mortgages, and liens). The 2020 update to the Patent Assignment Dataset contains detailed information on 8.97 million patent assignments and other transactions recorded at the USPTO since 1970 and involving roughly 15.1 million patents and patent applications. It is derived from the recording of patent transfers by parties with the USPTO.

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Assignment Center has replaced the Electronic Patent Application System (EPAS) and Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS). Assignment Center makes it easier to transfer ownership or change the name on your patent or trademark registration. 

See our how-to guides on using Assignment Center for   patents  and  trademarks . If you have questions, email  [email protected]  or call customer service at 800-972-6382.

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The Assignment Recordation Branch in the Public Records Division processes and records assignment documents for both patent and trademark properties.

Essentially the rules:

(1) specify the minimum information about the transaction that must be submitted;

(2) require submitters to submit this information of a separate cover sheet; and

(3) specify that submissions must be legible and of such quality to permit processing; and

(4) pay the proper recording fee.

The rules permit submission of true copies of assignment-related documents; original documents are not required nor desired, as they will not be returned.

You may contact the Assignment Center customer service desk at 571-272-3350 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 pm ET Mondays through Fridays, except on federal holidays. You may e-mail questions about electronic filing to [email protected] .

Payment may be made by use of a check, credit card, money order or USPTO deposit account if submitting documents in paper. Trademark assignments submitted electronically may be paid by credit card, USPTO deposit account or electronic fund transfer (EFT). The USPTO accepts VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS and DISCOVER credit cards.

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No. All documents that meet the minimum requirement in 37 CFR 3 are processed and recorded. Persons buying or selling properties should be sure that there is an accurate chain of title in place before submitting recordation requests.

No, these forms are not mandatory. However, the USPTO strongly encourages their use. Completing the forms in their entirety ensures that all the required information for recordation has been sent to the office. The forms are available in PDF-fillable format on the USPTO Forms page , thus making them quick and easy to prepare.

When these forms are received in the USPTO, they are scanned along with the supporting documentation. The bibliographic data from the cover sheet is then entered into the PTAS system and the documents are processed.

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