My bookmarksSign up free
← Trade Marks Act 1998

Trade Marks Act 1998 s 38

s 38 Assignment, etc., of registered trade mark

38.—(1) A registered trade mark is assignable and transmissible in the same way as other personal or movable property, and is so assignable or transmissible either in connection with the goodwill of a business or independently. (2) An assignment or transmission of a registered trade mark may be partial, that is, limited so as to apply in relation to some but not all of the goods or services for which the trade mark is registered. (3) An assignment of a registered trade mark, or an assent relating to a registered trade mark, is not effective unless it is in writing signed by or on behalf of the assignor or (as the case may be) a personal representative. (4) Subsection (3) may be satisfied in a case where the assignor or personal representative is a body corporate by the affixing of its seal. (5) Subsections (1) to (4) apply to assignment by way of security as they apply to any other assignment. (6) A registered trade mark may be the subject of a charge in the same way as other personal or movable property. (7) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the assignment or transmission of an unregistered trade mark as part of the goodwill of a business.

Read this section in the full act → · Open PART 4 →

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Read the official text ↗

Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.

The Singapore legislation on this platform is subject to copyright of the Singapore Government and is used/reproduced for the purposes of this platform with the permission of the Attorney-General's Chambers. Users of this platform may check Singapore Statutes Online for the latest version of the Singapore legislation.

What to look at next