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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 [email protected]. If you need help in resolving
technical problems, you may also e-mail us at [email protected]. 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.
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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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EPAS v.1.4.1
PTO-1595 (Rev. 05/03)
OMB No. 0651-0027 (Exp. 6/30/2008)
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:
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Fill out all required fields for each input screen.
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Help instructions are available by clicking on the highlighted term. A new window will open whenever one of these links is clicked.
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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.
You must complete each page and navigate either to the next or the previous page within 30 minutes. If you feel that you cannot complete the page within the 30
minute time frame, click here to increase this interval.
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