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Other documents affecting title to applications, patents, and registrations will be recorded as provided in 37 CFR Part 3 or at the discretion of the Director. 37 CFR 3.11(a).","provenance":{"source_file":"s313.html","source_anchor":"d0e19335","source_sha256":"caf3ac6ec0351e1037b5a3b562cd6c2c526bb00cc9f2d3c39ff547390fe27cee"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nxpt2n3s"},{"id":"pb_mhmkb6qa","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_mhmkb6qa","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e19346\">In addition to documents that constitute a transfer or change of title,\n                        other documents relating to interests in patents or applications will generally be\n                        recorded. Typical of these documents which are accepted for recording are license\n                        agreements and agreements which convey a security interest. 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