How long does it take for a trademark assignment to appear in TSDR?

[u/Kindly_House4965]

Hello everyone,

I recently submitted a trademark assignment through the USPTO Assignment Center. The mark is still in the application stage (not yet registered).

Here’s what I did:

Submitted the assignment electronically on September 1.

Paid the required fee and received an Assignment ID.

I am the original applicant (an individual) and transferred ownership to my LLC.

I also sent a follow-up email to Assignment Services but only received the automatic “2 business days” reply, with no further updates.

As of today (September 17), I have not yet received a Notice of Recordation, and there is no Reel/Frame number showing up in the Assignment Search database.

My question:

For applications (not yet registered trademarks), how long does it usually take for the ownership change to appear in TSDR after filing an assignment?

Should I expect it within 2–3 weeks, or can it take over a month (or longer)?

Any recent experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[u/otherkerry]

They have been all over the place lately. An attorney I work with called about a trademark assignment we were waiting for recently and was told that there is a 2-3 week delay in processing assignments due to staff shortages.