[Patentpractice] Patent Assignment question

[Randall Svihla]

Who is going to sign on behalf of the dissolved company?


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Subject: [Patentpractice] Patent Assignment question

We are currently handling a matter involving a patent application that was originally filed under a company that has since been dissolved. However, prior to the dissolution, the inventor did not execute the assignment of rights to the original company.

To ensure proper chain of title, we would like to confirm the appropriate course of action. Specifically, should the inventor now execute the assignment to the dissolved entity, followed by a subsequent assignment from the dissolved entity to the current holding company? Or would it be more appropriate for the inventor to assign the rights directly to the holding company?

We want to ensure that the assignment record is clear and compliant with USPTO requirements.

Charlene L. Odom
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Intellectual Property
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