§ 8-12-11 — Assignment of Mark and Registration; Fee; Recordation and Issuance of New Certificate; Effect of Failure to Record

Alabama § 8-12-11

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection
• Ch. 12: Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels
• Art. 2: Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks

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Any mark and its registration under this article shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Assignment shall be by instruments in writing duly executed and may be recorded with the Secretary of State upon the payment of a fee of $30, payable to the Secretary of State, who, upon recording of the assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration or of the last renewal thereof. An assignment of any registration under this article shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the Secretary of State within three months after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase.

Legislative History

(Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §6.)