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<span style="letter-spacing: normal;">USPTO Alert</span></h1>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal;">Update: February 5 new transition date for Assignment Center replacing EPAS and ETAS</span></h2>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">As we </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24tY2VudGVyLzIwMjQvdXNwdG9zLW5ldy1hc3NpZ25tZW50LWNlbnRlci1yZXBsYWNlLWVwYXMtYW5kLWV0YXMtbW9udGg_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTE5Ljg4ODQzMjQxIn0.l6Ab2Fxe7MAQNqndp3fTQKLaX_LT9z5O43g5Vxv9vVw/s/533024836/br/235691311518-l" target="_blank" id="OWAe5b9ddaa-2a88-b9af-a98d-51f79e026fba" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">previously
announced</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">, as part of our efforts to improve our digital services and our customer experience, we are retiring the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and the Electronic Trademark
Assignment System (ETAS). </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><b>Starting February 5, our new Assignment Center will fully replace EPAS and ETAS for processing all patent and trademark reassignment requests. </b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">We are postponing the original transition date (previously January 22) to incorporate valuable additional stakeholder feedback into the system and further enhance our informational resources, how-to guides,
and training materials. We are also ensuring that our customer service and call center staff are equipped to quickly and efficiently respond to questions to help our stakeholders make a smooth transition to Assignment Center. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">We regret any inconvenience this additional postponement may cause. Our first priority is always the success of our customers, and we will use this additional time to ensure you have the resources you
need to transition to the new system. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><b>Please note:</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;"> the location to </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzaWdubWVudC51c3B0by5nb3YvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDExOS44ODg0MzI0MSJ9.pXzu903e0Q-GqhNQEvUHCTfbTh-8UKAVRd6HwiZByN0/s/533024836/br/235691311518-l" target="_blank" id="OWA1e735fa6-c74d-d081-de93-9d2f243c3821" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">search
for patent and trademark assignments</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;"> will not change. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">For more information or questions, please email </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="mailto:AssignmentCenter@uspto.gov" target="_blank" id="OWA4693b0e6-1130-496c-c1db-fe5887461f85" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">AssignmentCenter@uspto.gov</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;"> or
call 800-972-6382 (toll free) or 571-272-3350 (local). </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">This upgrade is just one way we are continuing to modernize USPTO systems to enhance the customer experience. For information on additional enhancements, visit our </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy93ZWJzaXRlLWltcHJvdmVtZW50cz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMTkuODg4NDMyNDEifQ.k6ES10UA6CAriw-DTcT5yjOxXhNPUMSWrBj261bgkxo/s/533024836/br/235691311518-l" target="_blank" id="OWAf8c15dbe-476f-c113-87b2-cbaf0a278992" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">website
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