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<p>Keeping in mind that the more important question is one that did
not get asked in this posting. <br>
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<p>It absolutely does not matter whether the Assignment Branch has
or has not acted on the filing. <br>
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<p>What matters is that once an Assignment has been executed from A
to B, then (barring some rabbit being pulled out of a hat) A no
longer has anything to assign. If the practitioner were to
fashion a purported assignment from A to C, and the practitioner
sticks this document under A's nose and gets it signed, the
document is a nullity. A did not have anything to assign to C.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the law of "how you know who owns what?" is not
federal law. Most readers of this listserv are admitted to
practice in just one or two states. There are easily 48 states
for which I (for example) would lack competence as to opinions
about who owns what.</p>
<p>I would run, not walk, to go find competent counsel in whatever
place matters for the "how you know who owns what?" question.
This might be the state where the (supposedly non-existent) B was
(supposedly) incorporated. This might be the state that A was in
when A signed the ill-fated purported assignment. Anyway, that
counsel is who needs to be consulted to see if the requisite
rabbit can be produced.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/19/2024 8:45 AM, Carl Oppedahl
via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/19/2024 8:22 AM, Michael D.
Steger via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A assigns ITU application to B (as part
of a transfer of the entire business)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The assignment document and the resulting
conveyance form filed with the Assignment Branch contain an
incorrect name for B.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assignment Branch has not acted on the
filing. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What steps should one take before or when
filing a revised assignment agreement where the goal is to
essentially tell the Assignment Branch to ignore the initial
filing?</p>
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<p>Pick up the phone and call the Assignment Branch. There's a
chance you might be able to sweet-talk them into not doing the
recordation.</p>
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