505.01 Request to Update Ownership Information in Pending Application
Prior to registration, a request to update the ownership information in the Trademark database should be made in writing and directed to the examining attorney. To notify the Trademark Operation of a request before an application is approved for publication, the request may be submitted using the TEAS Response to Examining Attorney Office Action Form or the Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter form. If such a request is filed after an application is published for opposition but before the notice of allowance or registration has issued, it may be submitted using the TEAS Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of Allowance (NOA) Amendment form and will be handled in accordance with standard procedures for processing amendments after publication, as set forth in TMEP §1505.01(a)-(f). If a proceeding regarding the application has been initiated at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the request to update ownership information should be filed with the Board.
In a §1(b) application, after issuance of the notice of allowance, if the Trademark database has not been automatically updated, the notification of the change in ownership should be made when filing the statement of use or a request for extension of time for filing a statement of use. See 37 C.F.R. §2.77; TMEP §1107. To update the Trademark database prior to submitting these documents, the applicant may file a petition to the Director pursuant to Trademark Rule 2.146 to allow the change to be entered. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.77(b), 2.146; TMEP §§1107-1107.01.
See TMEP §502.02(a) and §502.02(b) regarding issuance of a certificate of registration in the name of the new owner.