2007 California Business and Professions Code Article 4. Assignments, Changes Of Name, And Other Instruments ... 14220

CA Codes (bpc:14220)

14220.  (a) Any mark and its registration hereunder shall be
assignable with the good will of the business in which the mark is
used, or with that part of the good will 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
secretary upon the payment of the recording fee payable to the
secretary as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 12193 of the
Government Code, 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 chapter shall be void as
against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without
notice, unless it is recorded with the secretary within three months
after the date thereof or prior to the subsequent purchase.
   (b) Any registrant or applicant effecting a change of the name of
the person to whom the mark was issued or for whom an application was
filed may, on a form prescribed by the secretary, record a
certificate of change of name of the registrant or applicant with the
secretary upon the payment of the recording fee. The secretary may
issue in the name of the assignee a certificate of registration of an
assigned application or a new certificate or registration for the
remainder of the term of the registration or last renewal thereof.
   (c) Other instruments that relate to a mark registered or
application pending pursuant to this chapter, including, but not
limited to, licenses, may be recorded at the discretion of the
secretary, provided that the instrument is in writing and is duly
executed.
   (d) Acknowledgment shall be prima facie evidence of the execution
of an assignment or other instrument and, when recorded by the
secretary, the record shall be prima facie evidence of the execution
of an assignment.
   (e) A photocopy of any instrument referred to in subdivision (a),
(b), or (c) shall be accepted for recording if it is certified by any
of the parties thereto, or their successors, to be a true and
correct copy of the original.
   (f) Neither this chapter nor the recordal of any instrument
received by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall have any
effect, including, but not limited to, any effect relating to
attachment, perfection, priority, or enforcement, on any security
interest governed by Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the
Uniform Commercial Code.