Trademark Services
Assignment Recordation
The Assignment Division records the transfer of ownership of trademarks, and other documents that affect titles to trademarks. Rules regulating assignment practice are set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. A cover sheet which allows for entry of all information specified in 37 CFR 3.31 must accompany a document to be recorded.
Copies of documents are acceptable and highly recommended. Copies of current recordation cover sheets, word processing macros for assignments, and related products to produce cover sheets are available.
Fees for recording assignments
Trademarks
$40.00 per property
$25.00 for each additional property in the assignment
Government Register Documents
$40.00 per property
Confirmatory Licenses
No fee if submitted in a format approved by PTO
Expedited Service
$40.00 per hour (3 hour minimum) plus the standard recordation cost.
For information, call 571-272-3350 or 800-972-6382.
E-mail: assign@uspto.gov
Abstract of Title
USPTO staff will prepare a chronology from assignment records of recorded documents that affect the ownership of a trademark.
Fee: $25.00 per patent (excludes copies of individual assignment deeds)
For information or to order, call 571-272-3150 or 800-972-6382.
Certification Services
Records available from the USPTO may be certified as true copies by the Certification Division. Certified copies are authenticated by the USPTO ribbon and seal with the signature of an authorized certifying officer. U.S. Patents, U.S. Trademarks (showing title and status), office letters, file wrapper and contents, patent disclosure documents and defensive publication files, patent re-examination files, files from the Board of Appeals and Interferences, all trademark files, opposition, cancellation and concurrent use proceedings, assignment records, and abstracts of title are available as certified documents.
For information and status inquiries, call 571-272-3150 or 800-972-6382.
E-mail: dsd@uspto.gov
File Copies
Uncertified copies of file histories, assignments, and trademark application records may be purchased.
For information, call 571-272-3150 or 800-972-6382.
E-mail: dsd@uspto.gov
USPTO Web Site : Online Document Ordering System
Training for Public Users of Automated Systems
Training is available for those who wish to use USPTO's automated systems. The X-Search User Manual, an instruction manual developed as a reference guide, is provided free of charge to those who attend training.
For information, to enroll in training sessions, or to order user manuals, call 571-272-3275 or see the Public Search Facility page.
Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries that subscribe to automated systems also occasionally schedule seminars or training sessions for members of the public.
USPTO Web Site: Please see Training and Events at Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries.
