<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Seems an \u201casssignment\u201d as of a future date is a promise to assign, not an actual assignment.<div>Losts can happen before then. Death, change of mind, assignment to another. There might be</div><div>an action for breach of promise, but thee contingent assignee won\u2019t have a confirmed property interest</div><div>by the earlier document.</div><div>Daniel Kegan</div><div>Kennett Sq PA<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 7, 2025, at 12:44\u202fPM, Janice Housey via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:</div><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">All--</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have recorded many<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>nunc pro tunc</i> assignments over the years but is it possible to record a PROSPECTIVE assignment e.g., a typical assignment document but with the effective date being in the future? Any other issues beyond recordation? It does not seem like "best practice" maybe\u2014 but are there any legal/USPTO problems with doing so?</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div id="Signature" class="elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;"><b><i>Janice Housey</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;">Litmus Law PLLC<br>4 Weems Lane #240<br>Winchester, Virginia 22601</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;">703.957.5274 office<br>703.851.6737 cell</span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: white;"> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(176, 37, 37); background-color: white;"><br>ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION<br>This communication is subject to the attorney-client privilege of confidentiality, and is intended only for the identified recipient. 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