---
title: "Check a trade mark assignment before it is recorded"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/record-a-trade-mark-assignment-on-the-register-after-a-sale-or-restructu/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A23-Y20261018-10-US"
practice_area: "Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a trade mark assignment before it is recorded

> From the assignment the lawyer supplies, list the mark, the registration or application number, the assignor, the assignee, the date, and the sentence that mentions goodwill, with the page.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the assignment the lawyer supplies, list the mark, the registration or application number, the assignor, the assignee, the date, and the sentence that mentions goodwill, with the page. Write no sentence of a recordation form. |
| What the lawyer must review | 15 U.S.C. § 1060(a)(1) provides that a registered mark, or a mark for which an application to register has been filed, 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. Section 1060(a)(3) requires assignments by instruments in writing duly executed. Acknowledgment is prima facie evidence of execution, and when the prescribed information reporting the assignment is recorded in the USPTO, the record is prima facie evidence of execution. Under § 1060(a)(4), an assignment is void against a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice unless that information is recorded within three months after the date of the assignment or prior to the subsequent purchase. You confirm the goodwill language and you record. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record a trade mark assignment on the register after a sale or restructure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/record-a-trade-mark-assignment-on-the-register-after-a-sale-or-restructu.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the assignment the lawyer supplies, list the mark, the registration or application number, the assignor, the assignee, the date, and the sentence that mentions goodwill, with the page. Write no sentence of a recordation form.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The three months in § 1060(a)(4) matter against a later purchaser for value without notice. Read the subsection before you describe any other consequence of a late recording.
- An intent-to-use application has the further limit in § 1060(a)(1) tied to § 1051(c) and § 1051(d). Read that sentence before you record one.
- A missing goodwill sentence is reported as missing. You decide whether the instrument assigns the goodwill the statute requires.

## Sources

- [15 U.S.C. § 1060 (assignment of a registered mark or an application)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1060) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S.C. § 1052 (trademarks registrable on the principal register)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1052) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Request for full assignment or transmission of a trade mark (IP Australia)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/form-ip-australia-trade-mark-full-assignment.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to IP Australia's request for a full assignment or transmission of a trade mark. The form page calls it a full change of ownership. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*