§ 40-1-106 — Assignment of marks and registration; change of name

Wyoming § 40-1-106

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 40: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 1: TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

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(a) Any mark and its registration under this act shall be
assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark
is used, or with that part of the goodwill 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 upon the payment of a fee set in
accordance with W.S. 40-1-116, but not to exceed seventy-five
dollars ($75.00) and payable to the secretary. Upon recording of
the assignment, the secretary 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 act shall be void as against any
subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice,
unless it is recorded with the secretary within three (3) months
after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase.
(b) Any registrant or applicant effecting a change of the
name of the person to whom the mark was issued or for whom an
application was filed may record a certificate of change of name
of the registrant or applicant with the secretary upon the
payment of the recording fee. The secretary may issue in the
name of the assignee a certificate of registration of an
assigned application. The secretary may issue in the name of
the assignee, a new certificate or registration for the
remainder of the term of the registration or last renewal
thereof.
(c) A photocopy or photograph of any instrument referred
to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be accepted
for recording if it is certified by the applicant, or their
successors, to be a true and correct copy of the original.