One of the most important legal rights of a trademark owner is the right to give the rights of a trademark to other persons and assign a trademark partially or completely to another person or company.
One of the most important legal rights of a trademark owner is the right to give the rights of a trademark to other persons and assign a trademark partially or completely to another person or company.
The trademark assignment process is very convenient and intuitive with Pocket IP service.
In the first step, you should find a trademark in the official register with our free search tool, or select a trademark among your objects.
The next is to insert information about the new owner in the relevant fields and provide information for POA (if needed). After signing a POA and assignment agreement (if needed in the country), the order is taken by the trademark attorney for execution.
After an application to record an assignment agreement is confirmed, you will receive notification on changes of information on a trademark in the official database.
The cost for registration of an assignment agreement consists of an official fee and a professional fee. If one of the parties of an agreement is a non-resident, the services of a local licensed trademark attorney are required.
The fees depend on the country, the number of trademarks in one agreement, and the actual exchange rate of the national currency to the currencies like USD or EUR.
Pocket IP is able to provide the most cost-effective offer on the market thanks to modern IT solutions, which help not only to save money but avoid possible mistakes during the procedure.
Please enter to Pocket IP account to start the trademark rights transfer procedure
Use Pocket IP service to prepare the data and start the trademark ownership process in a couple of clicks. All you need is to select a trademark to record the changes and give information on a new owner. The service will calculate all the costs and prepare relevant documents for signing (if needed).
The requirements for trademark assignment procedures differ in jurisdictions. In some countries, POAs from each party and signed assignment agreements are required, while in others only a POA from the current owner is required. Pocket IP will guide on requirements in each country.
A trademark assignment agreement is a document signed by the current trademark owner and a person to who the rights on a trademark are transferred. In this agreement are stipulated the terms of a transferring of rights (date, remuneration, info on a new owner, etc.).
The terms, of when trademark information will be updated in an official register, depending on the country. Usually, it takes up to 1-3 months. In some countries, the updated trademark certificate is issued.
When the parties came to an agreement to change the trademark owner, they should sign the assignment agreement and record it officially in IP Office. In some countries, the signed document is not needed, but only the instructions to the trademark attorney are required.