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  1. Trade mark forms and fees

    Trade mark forms and fees. 1. Apply for a trade mark. Apply for a UK trade mark online or to designate the UK for an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol. 2 ...

  2. Application to record a change of ownership

    Do not use this form to record a partial change to the owner's rights, use form TM16P 'Application to record a partial assignment of goods and/or services'. To make a change to an owner's ...

  3. How to Assign or Transfer a UK Trade Mark

    The most common method of transferring UK trade mark ownership is by assignment under UK law. Trade mark assignment. Section 24 (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 provides that a registered trade mark must be assigned in writing. Commonly the written document will be called a ' trade mark assignment', an ' intellectual property assignment ...

  4. Trade mark forms and fees

    Forms TM7, TM16, TM24, TM26 (I), TM31R and TM33 updated. All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee added. Trade mark forms TM9, TM9R, TM11 and ...

  5. PDF Application to record a change of ownership: Form TM16

    Form TM16. Application to record a change of ownership Fee £50 (For one or more trade marks registered to the same owner) Use this formto record changes to the ownership of UK trade marks for full assignment of the rights. Do not usethis form to record a partial change to the owner's rights. Use form TM16P. To make a change to an owner's ...

  6. What are the formalities for assigning a registered trade mark?

    Formalities for assignment of a registered trade mark. Pursuant to section 24(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994(TMA 1994), the assignment of a UK trade mark registration is not effective unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of the assignor, or if applicable, a personal representative.. Pursuant to Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 (the EU Trade Mark Regulation), the ...

  7. Trade mark assignment—checklist

    This Checklist is designed to highlight issues that commonly arise during the negotiation and drafting of the following types of agreement: •. Trade mark assignment (pro-assignor) •. Trade mark assignment (pro-assignee) For further information on the legal provisions underpinning the assignment of trade marks and the formalities required ...

  8. Assignment and licensing

    To be legally effective, a licence of a UK-registered mark must be in writing and signed by the licensor. There are no such required formalities for the licence of an EUTM. Although licences, like assignments, are registrable transactions, there is no statutory requirement that they must be registered. As with trade mark assignments, there are ...

  9. Recordal of assignments of UK Trade Marks

    United Kingdom stamp duty tax is not payable if the assignment relates to a registered trade mark only, or a registered trade mark plus goodwill only. Trade Marks Form TM16P In the case of filing to record a partial assignment of goods and/or services, form TM16P should be completed. Form TM16P requires the following details: - trade mark ...

  10. Intellectual property: Trade marks

    A trade mark protects your brand, for example the name of your product or service. From: Intellectual Property Office. Published. 21 September 2023. Last updated. 20 December 2023 — See all ...

  11. Trade Mark Assignments

    A trade mark assignment, or deed of assignment of a trade mark, is a document to assign, transfer or sell one or more trade marks from one owner (i.e. the "assignor") to another party (i.e. the "assignee"). ... After you have written and signed your assignment of a UK registered trade mark, then you need to register the transfer with ...

  12. Trade Mark Assignments

    The transfer of a trademark application or registration can be whole or partial in relation to all or some of the registered goods or services or in relation to certain countries. If you would like further information, please email us directly here or call +44 (0) 1242 691 801 to speak to a qualified British and European Trade Mark attorney.

  13. Trademark assignment agreements: managing rights post-Brexit

    Trademark assignment agreements: managing rights post-Brexit. 10 May 2022. Since the UK's departure from the EU, there has been a significant rise in the number of trademark assignment recordals against UK registrations taking place as EU trademark owners are now required to manage these rights separately, says Trademark Paralegal Megan Taylor.

  14. Trade mark assignment and licensing

    Trade marks can be exploited in a number of ways. They might be directly exploited by a trade mark owner (ie by self-use), or they could be used to generate income by transferring rights in the mark to other parties by various methods—including Assignment, licensing and by using them as security to raise Funds.This Practice Note deals with the assignment and licensing of trade marks.

  15. Selling a Registered Trade mark in the UK

    File the necessary paperwork with the relevant authorities. In the UK, the assignment of a registered trade mark and the details of the new owner (s) must be recorded on the Trade Marks Register. This is done by filing a Form TM16 and paying a recordal fee of £50 per form to the Intellectual Property Office ("IPO").

  16. Trademark Assignment

    4. Sign. Our Trademark Assignment template is for use in drafting a trademark assignment agreement. The agreement transfers the rights in the trademark and you can use it to transfer both: registered trademarks; and. unregistered trademarks. If you want an agreement that clearly sets out what trademarks you are transferring and the rights and ...

  17. License, mortgage, transfer, merge and market your trade mark

    Merge your trade marks. Benefit from merging your trade marks by filing a form TM17. You can merge identical trade marks to form one trade mark which contains the classes from all of the trade ...

  18. Trade marks: the basics

    The UK's 1994 Trade Marks Act defines a trade mark as: "which is capable of being represented in the register in a manner which enables the registrar and other competent authorities and the public to determine the clear and precise subject matter of the protection afforded to the proprietor, and of distinguishing goods or services of one ...

  19. Assignment of trade marks (pro-assignee)

    An agreement for the assignment of trade marks, drafted from the assignee's perspective. What's on Practical Law? Show less Show more. Practical Law. Practical Law; Books ... Assignment of trade marks (pro-assignee) Practical Law UK Standard Document 3-500-6552 (Approx. 20 pages)

  20. Search for a trade mark

    Find details of trade marks to: Search by trade mark number. Search by owner. Search by keyword, phrase or image. Search by flag, emblem or hallmark using the Article 6ter Express Database. For ...