STATEMENT UNDER 37 CFR 3.73(c)
Applicant/Patent Owner: _______________________________________________________________________________
Application No./Patent No.: _______________________________ Filed/Issue Date: _______________________________
Titled: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________, a _________________________________________________________
(Name of Assignee) (Type of Assignee, e.g., corporation, partnership, university, government agency, etc.)
states that, for the patent application/patent identified above, it is (choose one of options 1, 2, 3 or 4 below):
1. The assignee of the entire right, title, and interest.
2. An assignee of less than the entire right, title, and interest (check applicable box):
The extent (by percentage) of its ownership interest is ____________%. Additional Statement(s) by the owners
holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for 100% of the ownership interest.
There are unspecified percentages of ownership. The other parties, including inventors, who together own the entire
right, title and interest are:
Additional Statement(s) by the owner(s) holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for the entire
right, title, and interest.
3. The assignee of an undivided interest in the entirety (a complete assignment from one of the joint inventors was made).
The other parties, including inventors, who together own the entire right, title, and interest are:
Additional Statement(s) by the owner(s) holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for the entire
right, title, and interest.
4.
The recipient, via a court proceeding or the like (e.g., bankruptcy, probate), of an undivided interest in the entirety (a
comp
lete transfer of ownership interest was made).
The certified document(s) showing the transfer is attached.
The i
nterest identified in option 1, 2 or 3 above (not option 4) is evidenced by either (choose one of options A or B below):
A. An assignment from the inventor(s) of the patent application/patent identified above. The assignment was recorded in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office at Reel ____________, Frame ____________, or for which a copy
thereof is attached.
B.
A chain of title from the inventor(s), of the patent application/patent identified above, to the current assignee as follows:
1. From:
_________________________________________
To:
_________________________________________
The document was recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office at
Reel ____________, Frame ____________, or for which a copy thereof is attached.
2. From:
_________________________________________
To:
_________________________________________
The document was recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office at
Reel ____________, Frame ____________, or for which a copy thereof is attached.
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