G
uidelines for Co
m
pleting
P
atents Cover Sheets
(
P
TO-1595)
Cover Sheet information must be submitted with each document to be recorded. If the document to be
recorded concerns both patents
and trademarks separate patent and trademark cover sheets, including any attached
pages
for continuing information, must accompany the document. All pages of the cover sheet should be numbered
consecuti
v
el
y
,
f
or exa
m
ple, if both a patent and trade
m
ark cover sheet is used, and
i
n
f
or
m
ation is conti
n
ued on one
addit
i
onal pa
g
e
f
or both patents
a
nd tr
a
de
m
ar
k
s, the pa
g
es of the co
v
er sheet
w
ould be nu
m
bered
f
rom 1
to 4.
Item 1. Na
m
e
o
f Co
nv
eyi
n
g P
a
rty(ies).
Enter the full name of the party(ies) conveying the interest. If there is insufficient space, enter a check mark
in
the "Yes" box to indicate that additional information is attached. The name of the additional conveying party(ies)
shou
ld be placed on an attached page clearly identified as a continuation of the information Item 1. Enter a check mark
in
the "No" box, if no information is contained on an attached page. If the document to be recorded is a joint research
a
greement, enter the name(s) of the party(ies) other than the owner of the patent or patent application as the conveying
part
y(ies).
Item 2. Na
m
e and Ad
d
ress of Receivi
n
g P
a
rty(ies).
Enter the na
me and full address of the first party receiving the interest. If there is more than one party
receiving the interest, enter a ch
eck mark in the "Yes" box to indicate that additional information is attached. Enter a
check
mark in the "No" box, if no information is contained on an attached page. If the document to be recorded is a
joint research agreement, enter t
he name(s) of the patent or patent application owner(s) as the receiving party.
Item 3. N
a
t
u
re
o
f Con
v
eya
n
ce/Exec
u
ti
o
n D
a
te(s).
Enter the e
xecution date(s) of the document. It is preferable to use the name of the month, or an abbreviation
of that na
me, in order that confusion over dates is minimized. Place a check mark in the appropriate box describing the
nature of the con
veying document. If the "Other" box is checked, specify the nature of the conveyance.
Ite
m
4
.
A
pp
lic
a
tio
n
Nu
m
ber(s
) or
P
a
te
nt
Nu
m
ber(s)
.
Indicate the
a
pplicat
i
on nu
m
ber(s), and
/
or patent nu
m
ber(s) a
g
ainst
w
hich the
d
ocu
m
ent is to be rec
o
rded.
National a
pplication numbers must include both the series code and a six-digit number (e.g., 07/123,456), and
international application numbers must be complete (e.g., PCT/US91/12345).
Enter a check
mark in the appropriate box: "Yes" or "No " if additional numbers appear on attached pages.
Be sure to
identify numbers included on attached pages as the continuation of Item 4. Also enter a check mark if this
Assignment is being filed as an Oath/Declaration ( 37 CFR 1.63).
Item 5. Na
m
e and Ad
d
ress of P
a
rty to w
h
om c
o
rrespo
n
dence c
o
ncer
n
i
n
g the d
o
cu
m
e
n
t s
h
o
u
ld
b
e
ma
ile
d
.
Enter the na
m
e and
f
ull address
o
f the party to
w
hom correspond
en
ce is to be
m
ailed.
Item 6. T
o
t
a
l Ap
p
lic
a
t
i
o
ns a
n
d P
a
te
n
t
s i
n
v
o
l
v
e
d
.
Enter the total nu
m
ber of applica
t
ions a
n
d patents
i
denti
f
ied
f
or recordat
i
on. Be sure to inc
l
ude all
applicati
o
ns a
n
d pate
n
ts ide
n
ti
f
ied
o
n
t
he co
v
er sheet and on add
i
t
i
onal pa
g
es.
Block 7. Total Fee E
n
close
d
.
Enter the total
f
ee enclosed or au
t
horized to be charged. A
f
ee is required
f
or each applicat
i
on
a
nd patent
a
g
ainst
w
hich the do
c
u
m
ent is recorded.
Item 8. P
a
y
m
e
n
t I
n
f
o
r
ma
ti
on
.
Enter the de
posit account number and authorized user name to authorize charges.
Item 9. Sig
na
t
u
re.
Enter the na
m
e of the person s
ubm
itting the docu
m
ent.
T
he sub
m
itter
m
ust si
g
n and date
t
he co
v
er sheet.
Enter the total nu
mber of pages including the cover sheet, attachments, and document.
Th
i
s col
l
ect
i
on of in
f
or
m
at
i
on
i
s
r
equi
r
ed by 35 USC 261 a
n
d 262 a
n
d 15 USC 1057 a
n
d 1060. T
h
e in
f
or
m
at
i
on
i
s
u
sed by t
h
e publ
ic to
s
u
b
mit (
a
nd
b
y
th
e USP
T
O
t
o p
r
ocess) pa
t
ent and
tr
ade
m
ark ass
i
gn
m
e
n
t
r
eq
u
es
t
s. A
ft
er t
h
e US
PT
O
r
eco
r
ds
th
e
i
n
f
or
m
at
i
o
n
, t
h
e
r
eco
r
ds
f
or pa
t
ent a
n
d
tr
ade
m
a
r
ks,
ass
i
gn
m
e
nt
s, and ot
h
er assoc
i
a
t
ed docu
m
en
t
s can be
in
spec
t
ed by t
h
e p
u
b
li
c.
T
o v
i
ew docu
m
e
n
ts
r
eco
rd
ed u
n
der sec
r
ecy orde
r
s or docu
m
e
nt
s
r
eco
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ed
due to
t
he int
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r
es
t
o
f the f
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r
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m
e
nt, a writt
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n
a
u
t
h
or
i
zat
i
o
n mu
s
t be
s
u
b
mi
t
t
ed
. T
h
is
co
ll
ect
i
o
n is
est
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a
t
e
d to t
a
ke
3
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n
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,
i
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at
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, preparing, a
n
d s
u
bmitting t
h
e form to t
h
e USPTO. Any com
m
ents on t
h
e a
m
ou
n
t of ti
m
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ou require to co
m
p
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e
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e th
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orm a
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d/or
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est
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or
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ng th
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t to t
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e
n
t Div
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