Topic
Patent Assignment
15 published works
Above the Fold
USPTO’s New Assignment Center
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the retirement of its Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) and the launch of its…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 410
By Publisher
Use Patent Assignment Search to search the database of all recorded Patent Assignment information from 1980 to the present (Patent Assignments recorded prior to 1980 are maintained at the National…
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Prosecution Pointer 409
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On February 5, 2024, the USPTO will retire the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS). The new Assignment Center will fully replace EPAS and…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 408
By Publisher
Use Patent Assignment Search to search the database of all recorded Patent Assignment information from 1980 to the present (Patent Assignments recorded prior to 1980 are maintained at the National…
Above the Fold
USPTO Updates – Aug. 2022
Commencing August 1, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is modernizing the patent and trademark assignment request process because, going forward, users will submit requests virtually using the…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Employment Law and Patent Law Collide: Federal Circuit Rules that California’s Non-Compete Restrictions Also Limit the Scope of Patent and Invention Assignment Clauses
By Christopher M. Pardo, Paul T. Qualey
California is well known for its broad restrictions relating to non-competition clauses applicable to workers. After a recent decision by the Federal Circuit, such notoriety may extend to the patent…
IP Update
A Party May Have Standing Even with Incorrect Patent Assignment
By Cecilia Choy
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision that a reformation of an incorrect assignment supports Article III standing and affirmed the court’s prejudgment…
Prosecution First Blog
USPTO Rolls Out Cost Saving Updates to the Patent Assignment Search Database
The USPTO’s Patent Assignment Search database was recently updated to version 1.4 bringing welcome enhancements to the system. In a step that will lessen cost concerns and time restraints for…
Prosecution First Blog
Filing As an Applicant-Assignee: What Is the Point?
With the passage of the America Invents Act, an assignee, an obligated assignee, or a person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in an application may file and prosecute a…
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Who Owns What: Finding Patent Assignment Information
During prosecution and after a patent is granted, ownership rights in the application or patent may change as a result of an assignment. The USPTO Glossary defines an assignment as…