Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 24-2-1-8 - Assignment(a) A mark and the registration of a mark under this chapter are assignable by electronic application as described by section 4 of this chapter with the:(1) good will of the business in which the mark is used; or(2) part of the good will of the business: (A) connected with the use of the mark; and(B) symbolized by the mark.(b) An assignment:(1) must be made by an instrument in writing duly executed; and(2) may be electronically recorded with the secretary upon the payment of a recording fee to the secretary.(c) The secretary, after recording an assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate of registration for the remainder of the term of the: (2) most recent renewal of the registration.(d) An assignment of a registration under this chapter is void against a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice unless the assignment is recorded with the secretary not more than three (3) months: (1) after the date of the assignment; or(2) before the subsequent purchase.Amended by P.L. 206-2021,SEC. 9, eff. 4/29/2021.Amended by P.L. 43-2021,SEC. 9, eff. 4/8/2021.Amended by P.L. 177-2019,SEC. 13, eff. 5/1/2019.(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.174, s.8.) As amended by P.L. 152-1986, SEC.27; P.L. 135-2006, SEC.9.