[Patentpractice] Correction of assignee on 85B?

[Jacob Fritz]

You could try the Office of Data Management at 571-272-1000.

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/office-commissioner-patents/data-management

Thanks,
Jake

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 3:16 PM Jim Larsen via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Judi.  Thanks for the suggestion.  That is a fax number.  Changing to the
> 272 version gets me to a general directory, so unfortunately not much
> closer.
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> Best regards,
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> -Jim
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> James C. Larsen
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> *From: *Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on
> behalf of Goldberg, Judi via Patentpractice <
> patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Date: *Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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> *Cc: *Goldberg, Judi <jgoldberg at leydig.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [Patentpractice] Correction of assignee on 85B?
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> I have (571) 273-2885 as the number  for the issue branch, but can’t say
> if it’s still in use.
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> *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
> Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Monday, February 26, 2024 3:03 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Patentpractice] Correction of assignee on 85B?
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> I would run, not walk, to the phone, and call up the Issue Branch.  I
> would not waste a second trying to communicate about this to anybody in any
> part of the USPTO other than the Issue Branch.
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> Oh, wait.  Dang it.
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> The Issue Branch used to have a telephone number.
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> Now I see that the Issue Branch tries to blow you off and tell you to call
> the "misnamed" Application Assistance Unit.
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> I am now clicking around to try to find the true phone number for the
> Issue Branch.
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> On 2/26/2024 1:45 PM, Jim Larsen via Patentpractice wrote:
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> Listmates,
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> A misunderstanding led to mis-identifying an assignee on an issue fee
> transmittal filed a few days ago.  I.e., the assignment of record
> identifies a different assignee that has not transferred rights.   I've
> been unable to identify in the MPEP or elsewhere a process for correcting
> the assignee for publication in this particular situation.   (MPEP 1481.01
> <https://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/MPEP/current#/current/d0e145040.html> seems
> not quite on point, as (in my reading) it is directed to identifying an
> assignee recorded after issue fee payment, and would not likely result in
> correction prior to printing. )
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> I've spent unconscionable time on hold for the Application Assistance
> Center only to be directed to the Certificate of Corrections office
> (703-756-1814), which office provides only a recorded message directing the
> caller to send an email or call a team leader at 703-756-1586
> (disconnected) or supervisor at 571-272-6621 (unhelpfully an examiner in
> art unit 3637).  I sent an email to the specified email address,
> customerservicecoc at uspto.gov, a week ago, to no avail.
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> So, does anyone have experience suggesting it is possible to correct the
> assignee to be published on the patent's face after issue fee payment but
> before the patent issues?
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> Best regards,
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> *James C. Larsen *Attorney
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> *Larsen IP PLLC*
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