Assignee

Patent licensing with the right owner on the other side

Patent licensing is an agreement in which the owner of a patent lets someone else make, use or sell the invention in exchange for royalties or other terms. A license is only as good as the licensor's title. Assignee shows who owns the patent according to the record, under which names, and whether anything is recorded against it, before anyone signs.

Confirm the licensor before you sign

Trace the owner of any US patent

Enter a granted US patent number like 9,876,543 or its publication number like US9876543B2.

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Ownership report

US 9,567,890 B2
  1. Fetching USPTO assignment records
  2. Reading conveyances
  3. Linking assignors to assignees
  4. Checking for gaps and open security interests

Current owner of record

Owner of record

Phinia Jersey Holdings LLC

Recorded on

May 31, 2024

Reel and frame

067592 / 0662

Conveyance

Assignment of assignors interest

Chain of title

Title risk flags

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This report shows what is recorded at the USPTO. Assignments that were never recorded do not appear in any public register. It is not legal advice.

For licensees

  • Confirm that the licensor is the owner of record of every licensed patent
  • Find patents the licensor holds under former names or in subsidiaries
  • Check for security interests that could put a lender between you and the patent
  • See whether the patent changed hands since the term sheet
  • Monitor licensed patents so a sale does not surprise you

For licensors

  • Show a clean chain of title to the licensee with a report linked to the record
  • Find and fix missing inventor assignments before a licensee's counsel does
  • Build the list of patents to offer with the patent assignee search
  • Find the current owners of patents you want to license in or out

Ownership questions in every patent license

Question Why it matters
Who is the owner of record Only the owner, or someone it authorized, can grant the license
Are there co-owners A co-owner in the US can usually license without the others, which affects exclusivity
Are there recorded liens A secured lender may have rights in the patent if the licensor defaults
Did the patent change hands recently The new owner may not be bound by terms you negotiated with the old one
Is the chain of title complete Gaps can weaken enforcement, which affects what the license is worth

Learn more about patent licensing

Read about patent license agreements and the clauses that depend on ownership, and about patent licensing companies and how they work. For deal level reviews, see patent due diligence.