T.M.E.P. § 504.02
Processing Time for Automatic Updating

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504.02 Processing Time for Automatic Updating

The process for automatically updating the Trademark Database requires that the Assignment Services Division: (1) record the document transferring title in the Assignment Database; and (2) extract the trademark assignment information from the Assignment Database and send it electronically to the Trademark Operation for automatic updating. The Assignment Services Division will extract trademark assignment information from the Assignment Database and transmit it to the Trademark Operation once a week.

To expedite recordation, new owners are encouraged to file requests for recordation through the USPTO website, at http://etas.uspto.gov.

If a trademark owner wants the Trademark Database updated within a certain timeframe, and there is insufficient time for the Assignment Services Division to process a recently recorded title document for automatic updating, the owner should notify the Trademark Operation of the change of ownership. 37 C.F.R. 3.85; TMEP §§502.02 et seq. and 502.03. Trademark owners can search the Assignment Services Division's database on the USPTO website at http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments to determine whether an assignment has been recorded, and can check the TARR database at http://tarr.uspto.gov to determine whether the Trademark Database has been updated.