UPSTO ASSIGNMENT

ELECTRONIC FILING

EPAS MAIN PAGE

EXPLANATION OF USE

SELECT CONVEYANCE TYPE

IDENTIFY CONVEYING PARTIES

ADDITIONAL SCREENS

SCREENS

• IDENTIFY RECEIVING PARTIES

• IDENTIFY PROPERTY (APPLICATION

NUMBER, PATENT NUMBER, PCT

NUMBER)

UPLOAD ASSIGNMENT

PRE-VIEW UPLOAD

ELECTRONICALLY SIGN

(TOP HALF OF SCREEN)

ELECTRONICALLY SIGN

(BOTTOM HALF OF SCREEN)

VALIDATE DATA

PAY FEES

ADD DOCKET NUMBER TO

PAYMENT!

ACCOUNTING!

ELECTRONIC RECEIPT - HTML

ELECTRONIC RECEIPT - EMAIL

NEXT? PTO REVIEW AND

DATABASE ENTRY

• PTO PERSONNEL REVIEWS FILING

• PTO PERSONNEL ENTERS INTO

ASSIGNMENT DATABASE

• AGENT RECEIVES PTO DATABASE

RECORD NUMBER

• REEL/FRAME: XXXX/YYYY

• PTO ASSIGNMENT DATABASE ONLINE

• http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/

THE END

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

ATTENTION!

Rick Neifeld and Robert Hahl

NEIFELD IP LAW, PC

ALEXANDRIA, VA USA