		       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 February 2007:

Document Services 			Goal 		Actual
							Processing
							Time
Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed 		 7 days 	 6 days 
Patent Related File Wrappers 		25 days 	25 days 
Patent Copies 				10 days 	 6 days 
Patent Assignments 			10 days 	 6 days 
Trademark Applications-As-Filed 	 7 days 	 5 days 
Trademark Related File Wrappers 	25 days 	15 days 
Trademark Assignments 			10 days 	 6 days 
Trademark Registrations, Expedited 	 5 days 	 3 days 
Trademark Registrations, Regular 	14 days 	 6 days 

Uncertified Documents

Patent Copies 				 5 days 	 1 day
Patent Assignments 			10 days 	 2 days
Patent Related File Wrappers 		25 days 	12 days 
Trademark Copies 			 5 days 	 1 day
Trademark Assignments 			10 days 	 1 day 
Trademark Related File Wrappers 	25 days 	10 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 				90 days 	 2 days 

The Assignment Services Branch is currently mailing recordation
notices for paper documents received in the Public Records Division on
January 30, 2007.

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 
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).

March 5, 2007 						      AMANDA PUTNAM 
	      				   Manager, Public Records Division

