Regulations last checked for updates: May 06, 2024

Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights last revised: Mar 29, 2024
§ 3.56 - Conditional assignments.

Assignments which are made conditional on the performance of certain acts or events, such as the payment of money or other condition subsequent, if recorded in the Office, are regarded as absolute assignments for Office purposes until cancelled with the written consent of all parties or by the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Office does not determine whether such conditions have been fulfilled.

authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)
source: 57 FR 29642, July 6, 1992, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 37 CFR 3.56