Recording Assignments

 

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20121-20123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07854]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Recording Assignments

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments 
on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 
0651-0027 (Recording Assignments). The purpose of this notice is to 
allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the 
information collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information 
collection must be received on or before June 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business 
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information:
     Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0027
 

Patent Assignment Search System Enhancements

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has released a new and enhanced version of the Patent Assignment Search System. Users can take advantage of improvements that make it easier to search and obtain more comprehensive results. Some of the highlights include:

• Improved filter and display of basic search results.
• Ability to view attached patent assignment documents from Assignment Details and Abstract of Title section for all electronically available documents from mid-1998 to present.
• A "Quick Look-Up" of reel/frame number, property number, or name that displays the desired detailed assignment data directly.
• Ability to export data to CSV, PDF, and XML files.
• Direct links to PatFT and AppFT from Assignment Details and Abstract of Title sections.
• An API (application programming interface) for external applications to retrieve/read assignments data (support for XML only).
• User-requested features from Legacy AOTW, such as Assignee Summary/Details and Assignor Summary/Details.
• Improved layout, labeling, and tooltips.

If you have questions or need assistance with the Patent Assignment Search System, contact us at AssignmentSearch@uspto.gov or call the Assignment Recordation Branch at 571-272-3350.

Trademark Assignment Search System Enhancements

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has released a new and enhanced version of the Trademark Assignment Search System. Users can take advantage of improvements that make it easier to search and to obtain more comprehensive results. Some of the highlights include:

• Three ways to search the Assignment database: 

(1) the “Quick Look-up”, which is similar to the old search system allowing you to enter a reel/frame, registration number, assignor name, etc., 

(2) a general “Search” feature, which allows you to input information and search all fields at once for that information, and

(3) an “Advanced Search,” which, among other enhancements,              allows: 

 -The user to search date ranges and use Boolean operators.

 -Use of wildcard search operators and fuzzy operators so the user can retrieve alternate spellings of   any entered information. 

• Search results now are displayed in a more user friendly format. 
• The user can export the trademark search results to CVS, PDF, and XML formats.
• The user can filter the basic search results as needed.

We trust this new search system will be useful and we encourage you to provide any comments or suggestions you may have regarding this new system by sending an email to TMFeedback. 

Recording Patent and Trademark Assignment Documents

[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]

To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-13/html/2012-5989.htm

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.