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Assignment - 54 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1115

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     § 1115.  Assignment.
        (a)  General rule.--Any mark and its registration under this
     chapter 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 instrument in writing, duly executed, and
     may be recorded with the department. A registrant may record an
     assignment to itself to reflect of record a change in the name
     of the registrant.
        (b)  Unrecorded assignments.--An assignment of any
     registration under this chapter shall be void as against any
     subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration and without
     notice, unless it is recorded with the department not later than
     the earlier of:
            (1)  three months after the date of the assignment; or
            (2)  such subsequent purchase.
        (c)  Cross reference.--See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to
     docketing statement).
     (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)

        1988 Amendment.  Act 177 added subsec. (c).

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