[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR3.81]

[Page 237]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 3--ASSIGNMENT, RECORDING AND RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 3.81  Issue of patent to assignee.

    (a) With payment of the issue fee: An application may issue in the 
name(s) of the assignee(s) consistent with the application's assignment 
where a request for such issuance is submitted with payment of the issue 
fee, provided the assignment has been previously recorded in the Office. 
If the assignment has not been previously recorded, the request should 
be accompanied by the assignment and either a direction to record the 
assignment in the Office pursuant to Sec. 3.28, or a statement under 
Sec. 3.73(b).
    (b) After payment of the issue fee: An application may issue in the 
name(s) of the assignee(s) consistent with the application's assignment 
where a request for such issuance along with the processing fee set 
forth in Sec. 1.17(i) of this chapter is submitted after the date of 
payment of the issue fee, but prior to issuance of the patent, provided 
the assignment has been previously recorded in the Office. If the 
assignment has not been previously recorded, the request should be 
accompanied by the assignment and either a direction to record the 
assignment in the Office pursuant to Sec. 3.28, or a statement under 
Sec. 3.73(b).
    (c) Partial assignees. (1) If one or more assignee(s) together with 
one or more inventor(s) hold the entire right, title, and interest in 
the application, the patent may issue in the names of the assignee(s) 
and the inventor(s).
    (2) If multiple assignees hold the entire right, title, and interest 
to the exclusion of all the inventors, the patent may issue in the names 
of the multiple assignees.

[65 FR 54682, Sept. 8, 2000]