[Patentpractice] why do uspto programmers design inefficiency into the system?

[Dan Feigelson]

But I can see assignment data for unpublished applications, so they didn't
cut ALL access to assignment data from PC.
If you're saying they cut off assignment access for all publicly visible
applications, that's a possible explanation, but doesn't answer my
question. Except that, if true, it means they're just lazy and/or
incompetent.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM Randall Svihla <rsvihla at nsiplaw.com> wrote:

> My guess is that they figured that if they don't allow any assignment data
> to be displayed via Patent Center, they can't have another data leak of
> assignment data for unpublished applications.
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> *From:* Dan Feigelson <djf at iliplaw.com>
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> Sounds like an excuse, not a reason.
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> Can someone explain why the ONLY way to fix the issue behind the data leak
> was to prevent practitioners from seeing assignment data for their own
> published cases in PC?
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> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM Randall Svihla <rsvihla at nsiplaw.com>
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> Because of the assignment data leak last year.
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> *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
> Behalf Of *Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice
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> I'm logged into patentcenter, looking at one of my cases, and I want to
> see the assignment information they have on record.  When I click on
> "assignments", I get a pop-up window saying, "Patent Center only displays
> assignment information for non-public applications to user authorized to
> access the application. This application is open to the public. Please use
> Assignment Search to search assignment information for applications open to
> the public. https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search
> <https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/-EmW0t0ZBqiB0ZKGIWv8Yi9y-p-aEjx_tHlbcJ0evDwDqI8Wtq9lbVnIkL-9WdwR-qAhPVZosSXDgEe9oloxMwsKxl9ZH8U5cu-wWvAthLhLM5Nm4qQsDNihUKEXvSvrGW8xisjgjctnwINgj0MglWvwDk9D9f9kXFhKWE72zVN9rjPwoT5uMJoxaCO6u2zZqTA87pIhkiTmBtrTLovCikG0da1C8m9LP5D58OdD5yaNdCN_dgBdOeQ1W_v0rSPZ5FNUm7hCK8Toro6w4tcd0VUmFudjsZsnLkNV1U60cNZb_Px7OzfCGZFP4Z76uVUUYVbNqq-EaADHtaLcNzj0-w>
> ".
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> Inasmuch as from within patentcrapper, I can see the assignment info for
> my *un*published applications, it's clear that whoever wrote the notice
> was *trying* to say, "The application you're looking at has published, so
> we're not making assignment information available to you in Patent Crapper,
> go to Assignment Center, nyeah nyeah nyeah."
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> Quite a contrast from what we saw earlier in the week with Mike Richardson
> and WIPO regarding the applicant email field in ePCT...
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> Dan
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