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Assignment of US Patent/Application Ownership

This legal service is for us to handle Officially recording a new Ownership Assignment of a US Patent/Application at the USPTO, based on Client provided documents/info according to our instructions.   

In general, if you wish to assign patent Ownership to a 3^rd party, that must be done by officially according a formal process outlined by the USPTO.  The mere indication of assignee in the patent specification has no legal affect- as it is purely cosmetic.

NOTE:

• Each patent filing requires a separate order for separate assignment documents to be prepared and filed at the USPTO.

• Also, when your address changes often, to minimize, if not avoid, the risk of patent abandonment, we strongly recommend that you immediately apply for a USPTO customer number so that you can 24/7 log into Private PAIR to change the address, and check the status of and download any actions done on your patent application to catch costly problems early and in many cases better preserve your US and International patent rights.  It takes a few weeks for the USPTO to assign customer numbers, so you will want to apply for it now.  You should also file the form for the USPTO to associate this patent application with your Customer Number.  Use form PTO/SB/125A- here is the application form:

Fill in your name and address under “Please assign a Customer Number to the address indicated below”.  Then sign/date and file it.

Once you get your customer number, then enter it in this form SB 122, fill it out, and file it:

https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sb0122_fill.pdf

If you already have a Customer Number and want to associate it with this patent application so that you can get online access to it via Private PAIR, here is some USPTO guidance material on how to do that:
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/support-centers/electronic-business-center/patent-electronic-business-center-faqs#1265

Also note that if there is an assignee in the patent application, then they will need to also file form PTO/SB/96 and show proof of assignment.  That is, the Assignee must attached proof establishing its ownership interest in the app. This is normally done by checking box 3A and filling in the reel/frame and attaching a copy of the assignment recordation confirmation notice that the USPTO sent.

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