[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Notices][Pages 14765-14766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5989]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Recording Assignments.
Form Number(s): PTO-1594 and PTO-1595.
Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262 and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060, the USPTO records patent and trademark assignment documents that show the transfer of ownership of applications, patents, and trademark registrations from one entity to another. The USPTO provides cover sheets to ensure all the necessary assignment data is submitted for accurate recording. In order to file a request to record an assignment, the respondent must submit an appropriate cover sheet along with copies of the assignment documents to be recorded and payment of the appropriate fee. The recorded documents are available for public inspection, except for those documents that are sealed under secrecy orders or related to unpublished patent applications.