<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Century Gothic";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:#0000CC;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char";
margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.PlainTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text";
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle36
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0000CC" vlink="#0000CC" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">See my yellow highlighting below. Do they really not know?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doreen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img width="71" height="26" style="width:.7416in;height:.2666in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01DA59DE.278C0330"></span><span style="color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Doreen Y. Trujillo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Partner | VLP Law Group LLP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Southeastern Pennsylvania| Blue Bell, PA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: +1 (267) 358-6839</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Email: dtrujillo@VLPLawGroup.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 7, 2024 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah@canadylortz.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Ass Center, B*, & Son-of-a... Notice of Non-Recordation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I attempted to record a corrective assignment (same assignment but counter-signed by the assignee).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I guess the assignee’s data I entered was not exactly the same as before. Hence, I got a Notice of Non-Recordation, which indicated:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><img width="550" height="169" style="width:5.7333in;height:1.7583in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01DA59DE.278C0330"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And, just for fun, I clicked the link…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yeah, I know…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oh, and several months ago, a client was wondering why they could not find the recordation for a PCT application (it was a US/RO) in their assignment search… like ALL the other assignments for PCT applications that they have been able to
find for YEARS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I repeatedly emailed the Assignment Branch to get an answer and have it resolved. They finally responded:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for contacting the Assignment Recordation Branch.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please be advised PCT cases published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are NOT published or patented in
the U.S. The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional office in what is called the "National Phase."</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Therefore, PCT cases published by WIPO do NOT fall under the same category as U.S. National Phase cases that are prosecuted, published and eventually patented. The
Patent Number and Publication Number fields shown in the attached Patent Assignment Details are updated using information from the U.S. case, and not WIPO.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finally, until the National Phase case is available for public inspection the Assignment Information will not be searchable.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We hope this information is helpful.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yeah, I know…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Suzannah K. Sundby</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
<b><span style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b> Partner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><a href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">canady
+ lortz</span></u><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">LLP</span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">1050 30th Street, NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Washington, DC 20007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">T: 202.486.8020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">F: 202.540.8020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #0000CC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><a href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality Notice: This message is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer. It is intended exclusively for the individual
or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee, you may not read, print, retain, copy, or disseminate
this message or any part. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete all copies of the message.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<br>
<font face="Arial" color="Gray" size="1"><br>
This message contains information which may be confidential and legally privileged. Unless you are the addressee, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone this message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error,
please send me an email and delete this message. Any tax advice provided by VLP is for your use only and cannot be used to avoid tax penalties or for promotional or marketing purposes.<br>
</font>
</body>
</html>