What happens if I don’t provide assignee information on the PTOL-85B form?
If you don’t provide assignee information on the Fee(s) Transmittal Form (PTOL-85B), the patent will be issued to the applicant of record. As stated in MPEP 1481.01:
“Unless an assignee’s name and address are identified in the appropriate space for specifying the assignee, (i.e., item 3 of the Fee(s) Transmittal Form PTOL-85B), the patent will issue to the applicant.”
It’s important to note that providing assignee information on the PTOL-85B form will result in the identification of the assignee in the assignee field of the issued patent, but it will not affect any change in the applicant of record.
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