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(378)                  Status of Public Records Services

   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
August 2009:

DOCUMENT SERVICES                       Goal                     Actual
                                                                 Processing
                                                                 Time
Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed             7 days                   6 days
Patent Related File Wrappers            25 days                  16 days
Patent Copies                           10 days                   3 days
Patent Assignments                      10 days                   6 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed          7 days                   5 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers         25 days                  24 days
Trademark Assignments                   10 days                   7 days
Trademark Registrations, Expedited       5 days                   4 days
Trademark Registrations, Regular        14 days                   8 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                   6 days
Trademark Copies                         5 days                   1 day
Trademark Assignments                   10 days                   3 days
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 August 28,
2009.

   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).

September 10, 2009                                      MARILYN RICKS-BEACH
                                                                        for
                                                                   TED PARR
                                           Manager, Public Records Division

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