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The Assignment Services Division (ASD) of the Office of Public Records presents the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS).
Using EPAS, you create and submit a Patent Assignment Recordation Coversheet by completing on-line web forms and attaching the supporting legal documentation as TIFF of PDF (no color please) for submission via the Internet.
Assignment information provided by the user will be recorded as provided and will not be verified or modified by the USPTO.
SPECIAL NOTES
All forms filed via EPAS will be marked with an U.S. Eastern Time timestamp when received on the USPTO server. Upon completion of the fee payment process, a Confirmation of Receipt will be displayed and the EST time stamp will then be applied to the submission. The time stamp applied by the EPAS server is the time of official USPTO receipt.
Payments may be made using a credit card, electronic fund transfer (EFT) or through an existing USPTO deposit account. Credit cards accepted are MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
EPAS works with NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR [Version 4.0 or later] or MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER for WINDOWS [Version 4.0 or later]. Supporting documentation attached to the Patent Assignment Recordation Coversheet must be in TIFF image format, letter size (8.5"x11"), 300 dpi, portrait orientation and black and white.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For general information about electronic filing, please telephone the Assignment Services Division Customer Service Desk at, 571-272-3350 during regular business hours or e-mail your question(s) to EPAS@uspto.gov. If you need help in resolving technical problems, you may also e-mail us at EPAS@uspto.gov. We will respond to your e-mail inquiry within 2 business days. Please include a telephone number in your e-mail.
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