SAINT ISLAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP

Taiwan IP Practice

Recordals of Assignment, Licensing and Other Changes

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    Can an assignment or license recordal be conducted against a pending trademark application?
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    An assignment recordal can be conducted against a pending trademark application or registration.  As for licensing recordals, they can be conducted only after the relevant trademark applications have matured into registrations.

  • 2
    What are the documents required of an assignment recordal?
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    (1)    a Deed of Assignment co-signed by the Assignor and the Assignee; and 
    (2)    an executed Power of Attorney from the Assignee.  


    Photocopies of the documents would suffice; neither notarization nor legalization is required. 
     

  • 3
    What are the documents required of a license recordal?
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    (1)a License Agreement co-signed by the Licensor and the Licensee, indicating the registration number(s) and goods/services designated by the licensed mark(s);
    (2)an executed Power of Attorney from the licensor; and 
    (3)an executed Power of Attorney from the licensee. 


    Photocopies of the documents would suffice; neither notarization nor legalization is required.
     

  • 4
    What are the documents required of a name change recordal?
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    (1)a certificate of name change issued by a competent authority; and 
    (2)an executed Power of Attorney with the new name indicated. 


    Photocopies of the documents would suffice; neither notarization nor legalization is required. 
     

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    What are the documents required of an address change recordal?
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    The only document required is a photocopy of an executed Power of Attorney with the new address indicated; neither notarization nor legalization is required. 

*The above contents are intended as general discussion of the subject matter only and shall not be deemed as legal advice to any particular case or issue.