| Ant-Like Persistence  Some of the defects in the new Assignment Center Earlier today the USPTO released its new Assignment Center, after having shut down the familiar and reliable EPAS and ETAS systems. It is full of bugs and defects. Here are some of the bugs and defects. It turns out that it is impossible to e-file an Assignment for recordation against a PCT patent application that was filed in a Receiving Office other than the RO/US. The screen shot above shows the failed results. In this way, the developers at the USPTO who got this wrong in their Assignment Center system violated 35 US.C § 363 which says: An international application designating the United States shall have the effect, from its international filing date under article 11 of the treaty, of a national application for patent regularly filed in the Patent and Trademark Office. In EPAS, the user was permitted to enter a PCT application number in free text and this number would get used in the e-filing process. In Assignment Center, the user is forced to go through a “properties search”. I entered my PCT application number (with the last couple of digits blurred in the screen shot). The Assignment Center says “No Properties available” and “No results found”. (Update: the USPTO did fix this bug, but it took three months. See blog article entitled USPTO fails to let me know that it fixed a defect that I reported in Assignment Center .) Other defects: - It is impossible to save a partially finished submission package.
- It is impossible for one person to start the submission and then to forward it to a second person for review or completion.
- It is impossible to change the name of the person signing (for example if a non-lawyer starts the submission and if the lawyer wishes to sign).
- It is impossible to add one’s file number (docket number) to the payment page.
- There is a place where it says “can not” which should be “cannot”.
- It is impossible to enter a trademark application number.
- A user reports being unable to select any state from a drop-down menu of possible states.
- It is impossible to create “stored contact information”.
- There is a place where it says “eight or less” which should be “eight or fewer”.
- It is impossible to import a saved XML template from EPAS.
- It is impossible to import a saved XML template from ETAS.
- Caller to the help telephone number was told there are seventy (70) calls ahead of the caller.
- The system ought to accept a patent application number in any format that the USPTO users to present that application number. Instead, the system forces the user to edit the patent application number (presented by the USPTO with a virgule and a comma) to remove the USPTO-presented virgule and comma.
It is woefully clear that the USPTO software developers did no beta testing at all. If they had done even the most rudimentary beta testing, this defect in the system would instantly have been identified. What was the supposed problem for which this Assignment Center is supposedly the solution? Nobody knows. I am not aware of any users having asked the USPTO to create this new Assignment Center. The USPTO never asked any users what, if any, problem they thought needed to be fixed by shutting down EPAS and ETAS in favor of this new Assignment Center. Here is what the USPTO says in its FAQ. What new features does Assignment Center give the user, that EPAS/ETAS did not? You now have the ability to track the progress of your assignment cover sheet(s) and know the status of your submission. This new system will walk you through the process of creating a cover sheet with an improved, user-friendly interface. It is certainly false to say that the new “interface” is “improved” or “user-friendly”. Share this:6 replies to “some of the defects in the new assignment center”. OMG, someone commented on another one of your articles that the USPTO must be openly hostile to practioners now because nothing else can explain this ongoing never ending string of FUBARS. I am holidng off recording assignments now because I am not a masochist. It isn’t bad enough that I can’t get my Adobe to save ANYTHING to a PDF now that Patent Center will let me upload (that’s a Microsoft fubar that happened recently like a thief in the night) but this is one more kick in the teeth. You are right, they do NOT Beta Test, and they certainly don’t bother ask the people who have to struggle this insanity, the Paras. Re: 1st defect- It is impossible to save a partially finished submission package The system seems to save anything you have done before you leave the page. Just click the Home screen at the top left corner. However, a huge bug that we found- it is impossible to select some certain dates, unless you select the next day. For example, if you want to select January 23, 2024 but the system fails to show the correct date, try January 24, 2024 and the system may show January 23, 2024 which is the intended date. What a new buggy system!!! Cannot believe there is no way to save templates that are often used when you file numerous Assignments for the same assignee. This is not only hostile to practitioners, but also to the clients who will bear the cost of the additional time spent recording an Assignment. What used to be a simple XML-Export from my docketing system and loading it as a “template” into EPAS now requires dozens of copy-and-paste operations. I will be outsourcing data entry to the USPTO and start filing assignments by fax. Seems others are doing the same; assignment division fax has been busy nonstop since yesterday. Anybody know if assignments can go through Central USPTO fax? I would assume so. - Pingback: No responsiveness from the Assignment Branch on defect in Assignment Center – Ant-Like Persistence
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Assignment Recordation Branch (ARB) Local. 571-272-3350. [email protected]. Helps customers with transferring ownership or changing the name on their patent or trademark registration using Assignment Center. Also provides information relating to pending patent or trademark assignments, and answers questions about assignments, liens on ...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is streamlining the process for recording assignments and other documents relating to interests in patents and trademarks. ... Copy assignment: The new copy function allows you to copy an existing assignment and edit the details so it is accurate for the new assignment. This feature saves you from ...
Select one. Enter name or number. This searchable database contains all recorded Patent Assignment information from August 1980 to the present. When the USPTO receives relevant information for its assignment database, the USPTO puts the information in the public record and does not verify the validity of the information. Recordation is a ...
United States Patent and Trademark Office Home | Site Index | Search | Guides | Contacts | eBusiness | eBiz alerts | News | Help: Assignments on the Web: Select One Patent Assignment Trademark Assignment If you have any comments or questions concerning the data displayed, contact PRD / Assignments at 571-272-3350. v.2.6. Web interface last ...
Sample of a Trademark Assignment (PDF) Resources. Upload a Document (PDF) Trademark Assignment Fees (Fee codes: 8521 and 8522) Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Trademark Manual of Examining Procedures (TMEP) Assignment Search ; Tutorial. Assignment Center Patent Training Guide (PDF) Assignment Center Trademark Training Guide (PDF)
All assignments are processed through an image-based workflow management system called Assignment Center. Bibliographic data concerning the property (ies) and party (ies) involved in the transaction are transcribed from the manually scanned image by the USPTO or are entered by the requesting party at the time of submission through Assignment Center.
Trademark Assignments recorded prior to 1955 are maintained at the National Archives and Records Administration. If you have any comments or questions concerning the data displayed, contact PRD / Assignments at 571-272-3350. v.2.6
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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.
Assignor Name: Assignor Index: Assignee Name: Assignee Index: Assignor/Assignee Name: The database contains all recorded Patent Assignment information from August 1980 to June 14, 2024 . If you have any comments or questions concerning the data displayed, contact PRD / Assignments at 571-272-3350. v.2.6.
For additional information on filing a trademark assignment or documents affecting title, please call the Assignment Division between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time on normal business days at 703-308-9723. The USPTO Public Search Facility maintains assignment ownership records. The Public Search Facility, located on the first floor of the ...
2020-06-24. No Comments. The Office records assignments, grants, and similar instruments sent to it for recording, and the recording serves as notice. If an assignment, grant, or conveyance of a patent or an interest in a patent (or an application for patent) is not recorded in the Office within three months from its date, it is void against a ...
It turns out that it is impossible to e-file an Assignment for recordation against a PCT patent application that was filed in a Receiving Office other than the RO/US. The screen shot above shows the failed results. In this way, the developers at the USPTO who got this wrong in their Assignment Center system violated 35 US.C § 363 which says:
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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. Show all FAQs. Browse FAQs.
Mail Stop Assignment Recordation Branch Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PO Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. If you file by paper, we will record your changes within 20 days of filing. Checking the USPTO trademark database for assignment /name change
signment will be recorded. Customers who desire to have an assignment application stopped, prior to recordation, should submit a Stop/Hold Request, immediately. upon recognizing the need. A stop/hold request must be submitted via email to. [email protected]. If the subject matter of your conveyance type; is not indicated on the list of ...
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The assignment records, relating to original or reissue patents, including digests and indexes (for assignments recorded on or after May 1, 1957), and published patent applications are open to public inspection at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and copies of patent assignment records may be obtained upon request and payment of ...
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The collection of assignment information is required by 15 U.S.C. § 1057 and 1060 and is used by the public to submit (and by the USPTO to process) patent and trademark assignment recordation requests using the EPAS and ETAS. or (571) 272-3350, or visit the Assignments Recordation Branch webpage on the USPTO website.
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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas Breakout By Organization Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants, By Calendar Year of Grant ... address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: ...
On June 26, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, and Bahrain's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Abdulla Fakhro, signed an agreement that will implement a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program between the USPTO and Bahrain's patent ...