What is the deadline for recording documentary evidence of ownership for assignee applicants?
For assignee applicants, there is a specific deadline for recording documentary evidence of ownership. According to 37 CFR 1.46(b)(1):
If the applicant is the assignee or a person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign the invention, documentary evidence of ownership (e.g., assignment for an assignee, employment agreement for a person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign the invention) should be recorded as provided for in part 3 of this chapter no later than the date the issue fee is paid in the application.
This means that assignees or obligated assignees should ensure that their documentary evidence of ownership is recorded with the USPTO, as specified in 37 CFR Part 3, by the time they pay the issue fee for the patent application. Failing to record this evidence by the deadline could potentially cause complications in establishing ownership of the patent.
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