This IP Assignment Recordation Add-On is in case there are multiple inventors and they are not simple 50-50 owners (nor 33-33-33%, etc.). Generally speaking, it is highly advisable to avoid co-ownership of a patent since without a governing legal framework like a corporate entity provides. Thus, this service covers our paralegal handling of the patent assignment recordation form, which the US patent office needs in order to list your LLC or other corporate owner on their assignments records web page. While they encourage this, it is legally not required in order to make a valid assignment (also known as a transfer) of ownership.

In other cases you may want to ensure that the USPTO publicly lists the proper ownership information. Sometimes an inventor may want to show the patent office that they assigned their interests in the patented technologies to another individual or corporate entity.

Reminder: We do not practice law, and can't help with your LLC, articles of incorporation, or other contracts between inventors who want to ensure proper corporate ownership. We only provide a template assignment contract which was written by a lawyer and has been successfully used in our practice if your situation is similar to theirs (a full assignment of IP rights relating to the patent application's technology).

As a bonus, Mooney IP (a separate, patent law firm division of our parent company), offers free filing and representation services for customers who bought this solution from AI2IP™.

If you have any questions, please email us at pierce.mooney@ai2ip.com or book a call at ai2ip.com/contact. Thanks for your interest in working with AI2IP™, the AI™ Patent Firm. We look forward to protecting your invention.