Trademark Assignment & Transfer
A trademark can be sold, gifted or transferred like any other asset, but the transfer is only good against the world once it is recorded on the register. This comes up constantly when a proprietorship converts to a company and nobody moves the brand across.
- Pricing
- Quoted per case
- Review
- Maker–checker on every filing
- Queries
- Departmental replies included
What you get
Included in this engagement
- Advice on assignment with or without the goodwill of the business
- Drafting of the deed of assignment
- Preparation and filing of Form TM-P
- Recording of the change of proprietor on the register
- Advertisement of the assignment, where required
- Delivery of the updated register entry
Checklist
Documents required
- 1
Trademark registration or application number
- 2
Details of the assignor and the assignee
- 3
Executed deed of assignment on the required stamp paper
- 4
Board resolutions of both entities, where companies are involved
- 5
Consideration and effective date of the transfer
- 6
Authorisation in Form TM-48
Good to know
- Stamp duty on the assignment deed varies by state and is payable at actuals.
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Priced before we start
Every service on this site carries its fee. You get a written scope and a number before any work begins, and the invoice matches it.
Two people on every filing
Nothing goes to a department on one pair of eyes. A second professional reviews the return before it is submitted.
A person, not a ticket
You get a named associate who knows your file, reachable on WhatsApp, not a queue and a different voice every call.
We watch the calendar
Once you are on our books we track your due dates and reach out before the deadline, not after the late fee.
Next step
Start your trademark transfer.
Send us your details and we will come back with a written scope, the exact document list and a confirmed timeline — usually the same working day.
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