<img width="1" height="1" src="https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/op/IFcBvJw3VsosFJOvyi3WPyzBWfgA65Km4bELSM0Eo7zW5xMlB9yvY7H-e8k4xzov50y1RxZwcb3lAtur5ZEtqZ4Y9reodiMTltXIkrBuv239rgPQT6XMjKrINeGQ7uGM8gf8JDVYnzgwQb1-9noJMZg20DgJ7h5E-Irya6o037ITrrXrh8A92Ui-FhpzB7_pIxHo-DgFPyrX3DUOnSb5ZrBqt9VWJ6NbkcaT" style="mso-hide:all"/><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Oy.</div><div><br></div><div>"It doesn't matter that the public can't see it."</div><div><br></div><div>Public notice is precisely the reason the statute encourages early recordation of assignments, by saying that if you don't record within 3 months of execution and then someone else records a later-executed assignment before you record, that later-executed earlier-recorded assignment wins. But why should that interest the PTO?</div><div><br></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 6:06\u202fPM Katherine Koenig via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3298375879817863872">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Erin, they told me the same thing when I\u2019d asked about assignments not appearing in the reel/frame (or other) search. I\u2019m paraphrasing, but the response was something like, \u201cif you received a notice of recordation
with a reel/frame number, it\u2019s been recorded. It doesn\u2019t matter that the public can\u2019t see it.\u201d
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Katherine<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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