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Another thing missing is whether the new IPAS will charge a fee for recordation as ETAS does now or no fee as EPAS does.&nbsp;
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<blockquote type="cite">On Nov 10, 2023, at 4:23\u202fPM, Carl Oppedahl via Patentcenter &lt;patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com&gt; wrote:<br>
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<p>Conspicuously absent from this announcement about the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system is any hint or suggestion of any of the following:</p>
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<li>any effort to ask users what features they are looking for in the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system;</li><li>any commitment to ensuring that all of the functionalities of the EPAS/ETAS systems will be carried forward into the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system (I am thinking for example of the image preview that shows what the halftoning would give you);</li><li>any indication that alpha or beta testing by actual users took place;</li><li>any indication of planning for a beta testing interval between now and launch day;</li><li>any commitment that the legacy systems would remain in operation for some amount of time after the launch of the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system, to permit continued use of the legacy systems if against all odds there turns out to be some defect in the newly
 launched &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system;</li><li>any presentation (for example with screen shots or mock-ups) that shows what the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; is going to look like.</li></ul>
<p>These things were also conspicuously absent from any of the previous announcements about the &quot;son of EPAS/ETAS&quot; system.<br>
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<td>Coming soon: USPTO\u2019s new modernized assignment system is replacing ETAS and EPAS</td>
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<td>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:23:55 +0000</td>
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<td>U.S. Patent and Trademark Office <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov">
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As part of our updates to online services, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reforming the
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Electronic Trademark Assignment System</a> (ETAS) and the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXBhcy51c3B0by5nb3YvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTEwOS44NTQzNDE5MSJ9.XsxcBPFuwA3li4xBi8gLjzPt79QZ8fG_iKr4z_UeQj4/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #0000ee;" moz-do-not-send="true">
Electronic Patent Assignment System</a> (EPAS) into one cohesive and modernized system: the Intellectual Property Assignment System (IPAS). IPAS will be available to customers starting on
<strong>January 15, 2024</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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This new system provides integrated information support by processing all <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9wYXRlbnRzL21haW50YWluL3BhdGVudHMtYXNzaWdubWVudHMtY2hhbmdlLXNlYXJjaC1vd25lcnNoaXA_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMTA5Ljg1NDM0MTkxIn0.dYFWYhRx7UchCsUQ0oTtHgn4P1iq6Eh7RjfMrk380aQ/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #0000ee;" moz-do-not-send="true">
patent</a> and <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi90cmFkZW1hcmtzL3RyYWRlbWFyay1hc3NpZ25tZW50cy1jaGFuZ2Utc2VhcmNoLW93bmVyc2hpcD91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzExMDkuODU0MzQxOTEifQ.z-3VYAXkYXByMcJotuKEoYVO5KYQffjT5EyLAIgv3es/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #0000ee;" moz-do-not-send="true">
trademark re-assignment</a> requests, in which a patent or trademark holder transfers ownership or changes the owner\u2019s name on their pending or granted application or registration. IPAS also enhances customer service by enabling USPTO staff to track the status
 of customer requests, record data, and issue reports from one secure cloud-based system.&nbsp;</p>
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This upgrade of USPTO systems is just one way we are updating our online services. For information on additional enhancements, visit our
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website improvements page</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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