What is the process for issuing a patent to a non-applicant assignee?
The process for issuing a patent to a non-applicant assignee involves the following steps:
- A request for issuance to the assignee must be submitted with the payment of the issue fee.
- The assignment must have been previously recorded in the USPTO or filed for recordation.
- If the request is submitted after the issue fee payment, additional requirements apply, including a request for a certificate of correction and associated fees.
According to 37 CFR 3.81(a): An application may issue in the name of the assignee consistent with the application’s assignment where a request for such issuance is submitted with payment of the issue fee, provided the assignment has been previously recorded in the Office.
Topics:
MPEP 300 - Ownership and Assignment,
MPEP 307 - Issue to Non - Applicant Assignee,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure