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Electronic Patent Assignment System




ELECTRONIC PATENT ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM (EPAS)

The Assignment Recordation Branch (ARB) of the Public Records Division presents
the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS).

Using EPAS, you create and submit a Patent Assignment Recordation Coversheet by
completing on-line web forms and attaching the supporting legal documentation as
TIFF or PDF (no color please) for submission via the Internet.

Assignment information provided by the user will be recorded as provided and
will not be verified or modified by the USPTO.

SPECIAL NOTES

All forms filed via EPAS will be marked with a U.S. Eastern Time timestamp when
received on the USPTO server.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

EPAS works with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Supporting documentation attached to the Patent Assignment Recordation
Coversheet must be in PDF or TIFF image format, letter size (8.5"x11"), 300 dpi,
portrait orientation and black and white.

Javascript is disabled in your browser. This may require additional steps in
completing the data elements. Review each screen carefully.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For general information about electronic filing, please telephone the Assignment
Recordation Branch Customer Service Desk at, 571-272-3350 during regular
business hours or e-mail your question(s) to EPAS@uspto.gov. If you need help in
resolving technical problems, you may e-mail us at EPAS@uspto.gov. We will
respond to your e-mail inquiry within 2 business days. Please include a
telephone number in your e-mail.

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

The information collected on these forms allows the ARB to officially record an
assignment. Responses to the requests for information are required to obtain the
requested action. Recorded assignment information will be made public for
assignments related to issued or published patents.

This collection of information is required by 36 USC §§ 261 and 263 and is used
by the public to submit (and by the USPTO to process) patent assignment
recordation requests using the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS). This
collection is estimated to take 30 minutes to complete, including gathering the
necessary information, filling out the online forms, and submitting the
completed request to the USPTO. Any comments on the amount of time you require
to complete this request and/or suggestions for reducing this burden should be
sent to the Manager of the Assignment Recordation Branch, USPTO, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain
information in connection with this request for information. This collection of
information is authorized by 35 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, 261 and E.O. 9424. This
information will primarily be used by the USPTO for the recordation of
assignments related to parents and patent applications. Submission of this
information is voluntary but is required in order for the USPTO to record the
requested assignment. If you do not provide the information required on the
assignment forms, the assignment will not be recorded.

After the information is recorded, the records and associated documents can be
inspected by the public and are not confidential, except for documents that are
sealed under secrecy orders or related to unpublished patent applications.
Assignment records relating to unpublished patent applications are maintained in
confidence in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 122. Records open to the public are
searched by users for the purpose of determining ownership for other property
rights with respect to patents and trademarks.

Routine uses of the information you provide may also include disclosure to
appropriate Federal, state, local, or foreign agencies in support of their
enforcement duties and statutory of regulatory missions, including investigating
potential of law or contract and awarding contracts or other benefits; to a
court, a magistrate, of administrative tribunal in the course of presenting
evidence; to members of Congress responding to requests for assistance from
their constituents; to the Office of management and Budget in connection with
the review of private relief legislation; to the Department of Justice in
connection with a Freedom Information Act request; and to general Service
Administration (GSA) as part of their records management responsibilities under
the authority of 44 U.S.C. §§ 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure to GSA shall not be
used to make determinations about individuals.


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