The United States Patent and Trademark Office on September 26, 2005, issued final rules requiring that a copy of the English translation of a foreign-language provisional application be filed in the provisional application if a nonprovisional application claims the benefit of the provisional application. 70 Fed. Reg. 56119.

The rules also require that a copy of documentary evidence supporting a claim of ownership be recorded in the Office's assignment records when an assignee takes action in a patent matter. Finally, for recording a document involving interests in both patents and trademarks, the rules require that separate copies of the document be submitted to the Office, each accompanied by a cover sheet. The effective date of the rule amendments is November 25, 2005.

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