Trademark Assignment in India
Trademark Assignment in India is transfer of trademark either with or without the goodwill of the business.
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What is Trademark Assignment in India?
Trademark is an intellectual property and like any other asset, the owner of a trademark has the right to sell, license or transfer of trademark. Such a transfer of trademark can be made through Trademark Assignment Agreement or through Licensing.
When there is an assignment of trademark, there is a change in the ownership of the registered brand. But when it’s licensed, the rights in the trademark continue to vest with the original owner but only a few restricted rights are given to the third party.
This assignment of trademark can be made with or without transferring the business goodwill. In case of a registered Trademark, such assignment is required to be recorded in the Register of trademarks.
Benefits of a Trademark Assignment in India
Get your trademark's value
Assignment Agreement is Valid Proof
Pre-established brand name
Expansion of business
Documents Required for Assignment of Trademark
TM Certificate
Details of the Party
NOC
Types of trademark assignment in India
1. Complete Assignment
All the rights vested in the trademark are assigned to the third party, including the rights to further transfer, to earn royalties, to license, etc.
2. Assignment limited to only some goods/ services
Under trademark assignment, the transfer of ownership is restricted only to certain products/services as decided in the Trademark Assignment Agreement.
3. Assignment with Goodwill
In this case, the value and the rights attached to the trademark are also transferred. This makes new owner of the trademark eligible to use the assigned brand name with respect to the products and services already sold under the brand name. Also, it grants permission to use the acquired trademark for any new venture or product the new owner creates or manufactures.
4. Assignment without Goodwill
Also called as Gross Assignment, the brand owner restricts the rights of the assignee, limiting user rights of the new assignee and prohibiting him/her from using the brand name for the products already in use by the assignor. Thus, the goodwill attached to such brand with respect to the product already being sold under such brand is not transferred to the buyer.
Trademark Registration Process for a Trademark Assignment
Assignment of trademark happens when assign or transfer of intellectual property rights to another person with or without goodwill. Assignee is the person who becomes qualified by the assignment of a certified trademark should apply for the trademark assignment in the designated manner.
- An application of a trademark assignment shall be made in Form â„¢-P by the assignor or assignee or both can make a joint request to register assignee as a subsequent proprietor.
- Apply with the registrar of a trademark within six months from the date of procurement of the proprietorship. The application can be filed later, but the trademark assignment fee may vary accordingly.
- In case of assignment of trademark without goodwill or assignment of a certified trademark, the regulation from the registrar of trademarks is needed before the expiry of six months from the date on which assignment is delivered or within the extended long period which is provided by the registrar.
- Advertise the assignment in such a manner and within such a period as the registrar may direct.
- A copy of the direction of the registrar and advertisement of the assignment must be submitted to the office to make sure that the directions have been followed accordingly or not.
- On the receipt of the trademark assignment application and documents required, the registrar after perceiving satisfied shall register the assignee as the proprietor of the trademark and the specifications of the assignment to be recorded in the register.
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It is another term for Trademark Assignment in India. It basically means transfer of a marks ownership with or with the goodwill of the business.
An unregistered trademark can be consigned without the goodwill of the business under the following circumstances:
- At the time of the assignment of trademark, it is used in the same business as a registered trademark;
- That both the certified and unregistered trademarks are assigned at the identical time and to the same person;
- That the goods regarding which the assignment is effected are the same for both the registered and unregistered marks.
Usually, only the party indicating the intellectual property must approve the assignment, and while notarisation is substantially considered is not strictly required. Once the assignment has been executed, it should be recorded.
Goodwill can be hard to transfer. An assignment of goodwill in business is also a situation where a deed is considered most appropriate to evidence that such a valuable transfer of property from the seller to the buyer was indeed fully intended.