<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>The essence of a nunc pro tunc assignment is that it's a present reaffirmation of a past tense assignment. Probably the reason you're doing this is that the earlier assignment was goofed up somehow. Never underestimate how, if you detect one flaw, there are others. So you also want a present assignment of any residual that was missed at the time, and assigns the other appurtenant rights. I do that by a definition that includes the magic words "<span name="country-region"><span name="place"><span>all rights of priority and to claim priority, the right to apply
for and be granted a patent, the right of Assignee to make application in its
own name, and all rights to sue
for past, present, or future infringement under any of the aforesaid."</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><a name="m_3596346669861844412__Ref449348497"><span><span>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u>Confirmatory
assignment</u>.<span> </span>Each Assignor hereby
confirms that the Assignor did assign to Assignee its entire right, title, and
interest in and to <<b>whatever yoru defined term is--in mine, </b>the Invention<span>> <<b>tailor the following words to your situation</b>> <by a
signed writing on or about ___</span>,> <as of the earliest of the date of conception, or the filing
date or priority date of any patent application drawn to the
Invention><within the scope of my employment obligation>.<span> </span>Each Assignor hereby sells, assigns and
transfers to Assignee its entire right, title, and interest in and to the
Invention, <span>for Assignee\u2019s own use and
benefit and for the use and benefit of its successors, assigns or other legal
representatives</span>.</a><span> </span>Assignor
hereby acknowledges an obligation of assignment and transfer of this invention
to Assignee at the time the invention was made.</p>
<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 12:22\u202fPM Randall Svihla via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi, Suzannah<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I use this language:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [Assignor] (<span>herereinafter</span> "Assignor"), agrees that the Assignor hereby assigned Nunc Pro Tunc effective [date] to [Assignee] the following [description of properties].<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Randall S. Svihla<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 10, 2025 12:12 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Patentpractice] Exemplary Nunc Pro Tunc Patent Assignment<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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