Trademarks Act 2019 · Updated to 18 Mar 2022 · Part IX · Trademarks as Object of Property
64. Assignment, etc., of registered trademark
Feedback & supportA registered trademark shall be transmissible by assignment or transmission in the same way as other personal or moveable property, and shall be so transmissible either in connection with the goodwill of a business or independently.
registered trademark
“registered trademark” has the meaning assigned to it under section 16;
An assignment or other transmission of a registered trademark may be partial which is limited so as to apply in relation to some but not all of the goods or services for which the trademark is registered.
transmission
“transmission” means transmission by— (a) operation of law; (b) testamentary disposition; or (c) any other kind of transfer except assignment;
An assignment of a registered trademark, or an assent relating to a registered trademark, shall not be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by or on behalf of the assignor and assignee, or a personal representative, as the case may be.
Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall apply to an assignment by way of security as in relation to any other assignment.
A registered trademark may be the subject of a charge in the same manner as other personal or moveable property.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the assignment or other transmission of an unregistered trademark as part of the goodwill of a business.