Form PTO-1595 Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)

Recording Assignments

0651-0027-EPAS-Mar2012

Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)

OMB: 0651-0027

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Electronic Patent Assignment System

Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)
The Assignment Services Division (ASD) of the Office of Public Records 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 of 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 an U.S. Eastern Time timestamp when received on the USPTO
server. Upon completion of the fee payment process, a Confirmation of Receipt will be displayed and the EST
time stamp will then be applied to the submission. The time stamp applied by the EPAS server is the time of
official USPTO receipt.
Payments may be made using a credit card, electronic fund transfer (EFT) or through an existing USPTO
deposit account. Credit cards accepted are MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
EPAS works with NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR [Version 4.0 or later] or MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER for
WINDOWS [Version 4.0 or later]. Supporting documentation attached to the Patent Assignment Recordation
Coversheet must be in 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 Services Division 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 also 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 ASD 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 Division, 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

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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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Patent Assignment Recordation Form
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EPAS v.1.4.4
PTO-1595 (Rev. 05/03)
OMB No. 0651-0027 (Exp. 03/31/2012)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to
a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Guidelines
To file electronically, complete the following steps:

Fill out all required fields for each input screen.

Help instructions are available by clicking on the highlighted term. A new window will open whenever one of these links is clicked.

When all required forms are completed and the appropriate supporting legal documentation files are attached, a validation screen will appear
displaying the information provided. Prior to the payment process a Validation Screen with all of the data will be displayed. If the information
displayed is correct, proceed with payment, if the information is incorrect return to the appropriate screen by using the on-screen navigation
controls.

Do not use your browser's 'back' and 'forward' buttons to navigate. Use only the navigation controls on the EPAS screens.

New feature:
{ PDF attachments
Legal supporting documentation may now be of either a TIFF, or a PDF file. Documents must be black and white. You may attach
more than one file in more than one format.
{ Saved Submission
When all assignment data screens are completed, prior to proceeding to the payment screen (or submit process - if no fee is due) the
current submission can be temporarily saved to a USPTO server. A URL link will be provided via a display on the screen and by email
that identifies the link that permits access to the saved submission. To save a submission use the 'Advanced' button on the Validation
screen and choose the 'Save Submission' button on the following screen. The URL link is valid for 4 days.
{ Create Template
Data from a submission, namely: correspondence information, conveying party(s), receiving party(s) and property(s) can be
downloaded to your workstation as a template to re-use in future submissions. To download a template use the 'Advanced' button on
the Validation screen and choose the 'Customize Template' button on the following screen.
Using the template
To start a new assignment filing from the downloaded template, use the 'Start from Template' button shown below on this screen.

A Confirmation of Receipt (an html attachment) with the EPAS tracking identification number acknowledging receipt of your submission will be
displayed to the screen and transmitted via email upon completion of the payment process (when required). Please mark the appropriate check
box if you do not wish to receive this email with the attached html receipt. You may also print a copy of this screen for your records.

Once submitted, the filing will not be cancelled unless the request fails to satisfy the minimum filing requirements.

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Electronic Patent Assignment System
EPAS v.1.4.4
PTO-1595 (Rev. 05/03)
OMB No. 0651-0027 (Exp. 03/31/2012)

Patent Assignment Recordation Form
Navigation: Guidelines - Conveyance Type

Conveyance Type
Select nature of conveyance

j Assignment
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j Change Of Name
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j Merger
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Effective date:

j Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment
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Effective date is required for 'Merger' and 'Nunc Pro Tunc' types

Format: MM/DD/YYYY

j Security Agreement
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j Government Interest Agreement
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j Executive Order 9424, Confirmatory License
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to correct the

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Identify what parts of the assignment need
to be corrected

j Corrective Assignment
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previously recorded on Reel:
You must attach a copy of the original coversheet
for a corrective assignment

and Frame:

Assignor(s) hereby confirms the

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identify conveyance text of the original
assignment

j Mortgage
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j Lien
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j License
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j Option
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j Decree of Distribution
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j Letters of Testamentary
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j Letters of Administration
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j Court Appointment of Trustee
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j Release by Secured Party
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j Conditional Assignment
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j Other
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If the nature of conveyance is an "Assignment", "Merger", "Change of Name", or "Nunc Pro Tunc", you should check
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