Re: [PIUG List] Patent Assignees on US Applications

It¹s my understanding that statute does not require the PTO to publish
applications other than ³as filed² without consideration given to
amendments, subsequent filing of missing parts, etc.

So ­ applications not filed WITH the assignments are published without
assignee / applicant listed.

Andy Gibbs
ag_at_patentcafe.com

PatentCafe®
441 Colusa Avenue
Yuba City, CA 95991
http://www.PatentCafe.com


On 8/16/07 8:17 AM, "Zimmermann, Roy" <roy.zimmermann_at_medtronic.com> wrote:

> Michelle, the absence of assignee information when US Pregrants publish i=
sn't
> primarily a result of applicants' stealthy behavior. The problem arises =
due
> to different offices within the USPTO not communicating effectively. Tha=
t is,
> the assignment branch and the publication branch of the PTO are separate =
and
> seem divided by a chasm, given that the majority of US published applicat=
ions
> publish without a listed assignee, even though the majority of them have
> actually had assignments filed with the PTO, often months prior to public=
ation
> of their applications. In test cases from my employer that I investigat=
ed by
> checking assignments at the PTO assignments search site, I found that
> assignments had often been filed within 90 days of filing our application=
s,
> yet at 18 months, those applications published without listing an assigne=
e.
>
> Roy Zimmermann
> Medtronic
>
>
> From: Michelle Tallin [mailto:michelle_at_crimsoncanary.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:02 AM
> To: piug_discussion_list_at_v2.listbox.com
> Subject: [PIUG List] Patent Assignees on US Applications
>
> I've been ploughing through a lot of US applications lately to create
> competitive analyses and I've noticed that many US Patent Applications do=
 not
> have Assignee information on them - just inventor and attorney.
>
> I presume this is either a) an oversight or b) a ploy by companies not to
> divulge who's patenting the application
>
> Does anyone have any background on why the Assignee information is often
> missing?
>
> Of course it isn't exactly hard to find out who has filed for the applica=
tion
> - if you don't have equivalents then all you need to do is an inventor se=
arch.
> It's just rather time consuming and annoying to have to go through that
> process for a whole bunch of patents
>
> MIchelle
>
> Michelle Tallin PhD, MBA
> Pharma and Biotech Competitor Services
> CrimsonCanary.com
> 300 Heinz St, C222
> Pittsburgh, PA
> Tel: 415 235 8958
> Email: michelle_at_crimsoncanary.com
>
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