303 Assignment Documents Not Endorsed on Pending Applications
MPEP SECTION SUMMARY
Certified copies of patent applications as filed do not include an indication of assignment documents. Applicants desiring an indication of assignment documents of record should request separately certified copies of assignment documents and submit the fees required.
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306 Assignment of Division, Continuation, Substitute, and Continuation-in-Part in Relation to Parent Application
MPEP SECTION SUMMARY
In the case of a division or continuation application, a prior assignment recorded against the original application is applied (effective) to the division or continuation application because the assignment recorded against the original application gives the assignee rights to the subject matter common to both applications.
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Substitute or continuation-in-part applications require the recordation of a new assignment if they are to be issued to an assignee, unless the substitute or continuation-in-part application is filed on or after September 16, 2012, and the assignee is the original applicant therein.
306.01 Assignment of an Application Claiming the Benefits of a Provisional Application
MPEP SECTION SUMMARY
If an application claiming the benefit of the earlier filing date of a provisional application includes subject matter that is not common with subject matter of the provisional application, new assignment papers must be recorded for the application claiming the benefit of the provisional application, unless the later application is filed on or after September 16, 2012 and the assignee is the original applicant therein.
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