Patent assignments registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are now available online using the USPTO assignment search tool. After locating a patent or application by conducting a search using the usual parameters (such as Patent Number, Assignor Name and Assignee Name), a PDF copy of the assignment can be viewed under the “Conveyance” heading or wherever the small rectangular PDF icon is displayed.
Until now, the only way to get a copy of a patent assignment was to place an order with the Order Entry Management System and pay US$25 - it would then take several weeks for the physical copy to arrive in the mail.
Having digital copies of assignments filed with the USPTO available online is a welcome development and one that hopefully the Canadian Intellectual Property Office will soon emulate.
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