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.
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.
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.
