Updated October 05, 2021
A trademark assignment agreement is between an assignor (seller) that transfers ownership of a trademark to an assignee (buyer). A trademark or service mark is a selection of words, phrases, designs, or symbols that identifies goods or services. It’s common for an assignment to be created after the sale of a business.
Search Trademarks – On the page, click the button “Search our trademark database (TESS)“.
How to Assign a Trademark
Online Filings
- Go to the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS).
- Click “Please click here to access ETAS forms” on the bottom of the page.
- Click “Start” on the bottom left corner of the page.
- Select “Change of Name” and enter both parties’ details on the next screens.
- After saving, an e-mail should arrive in the next 7 days.
Paper Filings
- Send Form Recordation Cover Sheet (Form PTO-1594) and the filing fee (search code 8521 on this Fee Chart ) and make payable to “Director of the USPTO” to the following address:
Mail Stop Assignment Recordation Branch
Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450