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Code of Federal Regulations › Title 37 › Part 3

Part 3 — Assignment, Recording and Rights of Assignee

Current through Aug 26, 2026

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2).

Source: 57 FR 29642, July 6, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 3 appear at 68 FR 14337, Mar. 25, 2003.

Sections

  • § 3.1 Definitions.
  • § 3.11 Documents which will be recorded.
  • § 3.16 Assignability of trademarks prior to filing of an allegation of use.
  • § 3.21 Identification of patents and patent applications.
  • § 3.24 Requirements for documents and cover sheets relating to patents and patent applications.
  • § 3.25 Recording requirements for trademark applications and registrations.
  • § 3.26 English language requirement.
  • § 3.27 Mailing address for submitting documents to be recorded.
  • § 3.28 Requests for recording.
  • § 3.31 Cover sheet content.
  • § 3.34 Correction of cover sheet errors.
  • § 3.41 Recording fees.
  • § 3.51 Recording date.
  • § 3.54 Effect of recording.
  • § 3.56 Conditional assignments.
  • § 3.58 Governmental registers.
  • § 3.61 Domestic representative.
  • § 3.71 Prosecution by assignee.
  • § 3.73 Establishing right of assignee to take action.
  • § 3.81 Issue of patent to assignee.
  • § 3.85 Issue of registration to assignee.
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