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(287)		       Status of Public Records Division

   The Public Records Division (PRD) processes and fills orders for both
certified and uncertified copies of Patent and Trademark Office documents
and records assignments and other documents related to title.  This is an
update of actual processing times for orders filled during the month of
September 2008:

DOCUMENT SERVICES			Goal		Actual Processing
							      Time

Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed		 7 days		       4 days
Patent Related File Wrappers		25 days	 	      23 days
Patent Copies				10 days	 	       3 days
Patent Assignments			10 days		       5 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed		 7 days		       4 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days		      11 days
Trademark Assignments			10 days		       5 days
Trademark Registrations, Expedited	 5 days		       3 days
Trademark Registrations, Regular	14 days		       6 days

Uncertified Documents

Patent Copies	 			 5 days		       1 day
Plant Patents				 5 days		       1 day
Patent Assignments		        10 days		       2 days
Patent Related File Wrappers	        25 days		      10 days
Trademark Copies			 5 days		       2 days
Trademark Assignments			10 days		       1 day
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days		       3 days

   Customers should use the above actual processing time for each product
as a guide as to when they can expect their orders to be completed.  In
cases where an urgent deadline is approaching, contact Document Services
Customer Service at (571) 272-3150 or 1 (800) 972-6382 for assistance with
a particular order.

   Customers are encouraged to place orders through the Internet at
http://ebiz1.uspto.gov/oems25p

   Orders may also be faxed to the Document Services Branch at (571)
273-3250. Information on the status of pending orders may be obtained by
calling (571) 272-3150 or 1 (800) 972-6382 (outside the Washington, DC
Metro area), or via E-mail to dsd@uspto.gov.

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES

					Goal		Actual Processing
		        				      Time

Submission Method

Internet (EFS, ePAS or eTAS)		 2 days		       1 day
Fax				        10 days		       1 day
Paper					14 days		       1 day

   The Assignment Services Branch is currently mailing recordation notices
for paper documents received in the Public Records Division on September
29, 2008.

   Customers should use the above actual processing times as a guide as to
when they can expect their assignment submissions to be processed.  For
fastest service customers are encouraged to file assignments via the
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Internet.

   Assignment submissions may be made via the Internet at
http://epas.uspto.gov/ for patent assignments and http://etas.uspto.gov for
trademark assignments. Patent assignment submissions may also be made by
selecting the "Electronic Filing (EFS)" option at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc.

   Assignment submissions may also be faxed to the Assignment Services
Branch at (571) 273-0140.  Trademark assignment recordations may be
reviewed online at http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments. Information on
the status of pending assignment recordations may be obtained by calling
(571) 272-3350 or 1 (800) 972-6382 (outside the Washington, DC Metro area).

October 2, 2008 					      AMANDA PUTNAM
					   Manager, Public Records Division

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