T.M.E.P. § 501.05
Assignee Stands in Place of Applicant or Registrant

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501.05 Assignee Stands in Place of Applicant or Registrant

Extract from 15 U.S.C. 1127. The terms "applicant" and "registrant" embrace the legal representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns of such applicant or registrant.

Extract from 37 C.F.R. 3.71. *** The assignee of a registered trademark or a trademark for which an application to register has been filed is entitled to conduct the prosecution of the trademark application or registration to the exclusion of the original applicant or previous assignee.

An assignee, like an applicant, must be a natural or juristic person. See 15 U.S.C. 1127 and TMEP §803.