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- 1). Go to the U.S. Patent Office website at www.uspto.gov.
- 2). Go to the Patents section and click on Assignment. This will take you to a new screen.
- 3). Click on Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS), on the lower left hand side of the screen, under Tools.
- 4). Scroll down and click on the link to access EPAS forms. You will then have to go through each screen and fill in the information requested such as the name of the Assignor, name of the Assignee, the date that the Assignment document was signed and the patent application numbers or patent numbers to be assigned. You will also need to include a fax number where the Notice of Recordation of Assignment Document will be sent.
- 5). Upload the signed Patent Assignment document into the EPAS website as a pdf document.
- 6). Remit a government fee of $40 per patent, either using the PTO Deposit Account, if the filer has one, or by credit card.
- 7). Look for the U.S. Patent Office to send a confirmation of the filing after it is done. The Notice of Recordation of Assignment Document will be sent a few days later.
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