The USPTO records assignments of trademark applications and registrations to maintain a complete history of claimed interests in a mark. The Office also records supporting documentation for transactions that affect title or otherwise pertain to mark ownership including mergers, name changes, security interest agreements, and licenses. The Trademark Assignment Dataset contains detailed information on 786,931 assignments and other transactions recorded at the USPTO between 1952 and 2013 and involving 1,491,485 million unique trademark properties (an individual application or registration).
A document describing these data is available here: Monetizing Marks: Insights from the USPTO Trademark Assignment Dataset
This document is also available as: Graham, S., Marco, A. and Myers, A. (2014). “Monetizing Marks: Insights from the USPTO Trademark Assignment Dataset.” SSRN working paper, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2430962
The OCE developed these data files for public use and encourage users to identify fixes and improvements. Users are requested to cite the documentation when using these data.
Please provide all feedback to: EconomicsData@uspto.gov.
Data Files
USPTO Trademark Assignment Dataset Schema
Download full set of data files [.dta format (184 MB)] [.csv format (140 MB)]
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| File Name | 2013 (Size) |
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|---|---|---|
| tm_assignment | DTA 39.4 MB |
CSV 29.9 MB |
| tm_assignor | DTA 31 MB |
CSV 16.1 MB |
| tm_assignee | DTA 46.8 MB |
CSV 24.2 MB |
| tm_subparty | DTA 17.6 KB |
CSV 13.9 KB |
| tm_docid | DTA 31.6 MB |
CSV 33.2 MB |
| tm_convey | DTA 3.13 MB |
CSV 3.33 MB |
| tm_cf_no | DTA 32.1 MB |
CSV 33.4 MB |
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These data comprise on aggregation of raw XML data found here.