Michigan Laws 429.36 – Mark and registration assignable; recordation of assignment; fee; issuance of certificate to assignee; subsequent purchaser
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 429.36
- Administrator: means the director of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 429.31
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Mark: includes any trademark or service mark. See Michigan Laws 429.31
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
Any mark and its registration 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 administrator upon the payment of a fee of $15.00, payable to the state, who, upon recording of the assignment, 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 is void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the administrator within 3 months after the date thereof or prior to the subsequent purchase.