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Trade mark assignment and licensing


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Practice notes

Trade mark assignment and licensing


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô IP expert

Practice notes
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Assignment definition
What does Assignment mean?

An assignment is 'an immediate transfer of an existing proprietary right, vested or contingent from one party to another'. Assignments can occur by consent or by operation of law.

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