Certified copies of patent applications as filed do not include an indication of assignment documents. Applicants desiring an indication of assignment documents of record should request separately certified copies of assignment documents and submit the fees required.

• Review Ed9 10.2019: 303

In the case of a division or continuation application, a prior assignment recorded against the original application is applied (effective) to the division or continuation application because the assignment recorded against the original application gives the assignee rights to the subject matter common to both applications.

• Review Ed9 10.2019: 306

Discusses when a patent can issue to a non-applicant assignee. Essentially, for a patent to issue to an assignee, the request must be filed no later than the day the issue fee is paid.

• Review Ed9 10.2019: 307

Covers the restrictions on employees of the USPTO.

• Review Ed9 10.2019: 309

An assignment, which at the time of its execution is conditional on a given act or event, will be treated by the Office as an absolute assignment. Since the Office will not determine whether a condition has been fulfilled, the Office will treat the submission of such an assignment for recordation as signifying that the act or event has occurred.

• Review Ed9 10.2019: 317.03