[Patentpractice] Assignment Center -- stored contacts

[Carl Oppedahl]

I would prefer not to have to try this because it requires paying a fee 
that one ought not to have to pay.

But you are right to raise this issue.  Back when the system was EPAS, 
it accepted PCT application numbers regardless of whether they were or 
were not already in some USPTO system.

But now, I bet the clerks in the Assignment Branch are using the same 
system we are stuck with (Ass. Center).  And so Ass. Center would puke 
on the PCT number regardless of whether it is a USPTO clerk trying to 
enter it, or the end user (you or me) trying to enter it.

On 2/10/2024 4:41 PM, Randall Svihla via Patentpractice wrote:
>
> Hi, Carl
>
> But will the USPTO actually record it, or will they issue a Notice of 
> Non-Recordation saying that the non-US-RO PCT application does not 
> appear in their records?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Randall S. Svihla
>
> NSIP Law
>
> Washington, D.C.
>
> *From:*Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 10, 2024 4:36 PM
> *To:* For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek 
> legal advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Patentpractice] Assignment Center -- stored contacts
>
> Sure you can do the recordation by usps postal mail at the USPTO.
>
> This requires paying a fee.
>
> On 2/10/2024 4:00 PM, Allen Richter (allenr--- via Patentpractice wrote:
>
>     Considering the following (worst case?) scenario:
>
>     Because of the bug I cannot record within the “three months
>     window” an assignment for a PCT that was filed with an Non-US
>     Receiving-Office.
>
>      1. Are there any remedies available?
>      2. Are there alternatives available for recording the Assignments
>         with the USPTO other than using the defunct improved system?
>
>     *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>
>     <mailto:patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of
>     *Michael Dryja via Patentpractice
>     *Sent:* Saturday, 10 February 2024 22:51
>     *To:* For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
>     legal advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
>     <mailto:patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
>     *Cc:* Michael Dryja <mike at dryjapat.com> <mailto:mike at dryjapat.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Patentpractice] Assignment Center -- stored contacts
>
>     Sigh.  Hopefully they will fix this at some point.
>
>
>
>
>         On Feb 10, 2024, at 1:13 PM, Scott Nielson
>         <scnielson at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>         When I first tried Assignment Center, I noticed the "Stored
>         contact information" field and wondered where this contact
>         information is stored. After some poking around, I found an
>         address book on the MyUSPTO account page.
>
>         <image.png>
>
>         I entered my address and a few client addresses. I then went
>         back to Assignment Center to see if they would show up.
>         Surprisingly, my contact information showed up as an option in
>         the drop down list on the correspondence information page.
>         When I selected it, my contact information was auto-populated
>         as the correspondence information.
>
>         I then proceeded to the conveying party page and my contact
>         information also appeared in the drop down list but none of
>         the client contact information appeared. The same thing
>         happened on the receiving party page. It would auto-fill my
>         information but the client information in my address book was
>         nowhere to be found.
>
>         I ended up deleting that assignment recordation entry and ever
>         since then, the stored contact information section has been
>         blank. I still have the same entries in my address book, but
>         nothing shows up in the drop down list for stored contact
>         information.
>
>         *Scott Nielson*
>
>         801-660-4400
>
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>         *From:*Patentpractice
>         <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of
>         Michael Dryja via Patentpractice
>         <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
>         *Sent:*Saturday, February 10, 2024 10:52 AM
>         *To:*For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to
>         seek legal advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
>         *Cc:*Michael Dryja <mike at dryjapat.com>
>         *Subject:*[Patentpractice] Assignment Center -- stored contacts
>
>         I filed my first assignments using Assignment Center.  As
>         Carl’s blog has noted, it’s impossible to create “stored
>         contacts” that you can subsequently select when filing a new
>         assignment.
>
>         Has anyone heard when the USPTO is planning on rolling out
>         this functionality?  That would go a long way in my mind to
>         making AC more usable.
>
>          - Mike.
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