The Brand Security Agreement and Brand Plan can be uploaded electronically to the USPTO. Using the automated process, a form known as the Trademark Assignment Cover Sheet is automatically created and requires payment of the registration fee. What is remarkable is that the USPTO does not review submissions, so the content is the responsibility of the filing party. The registration fee is based on the number of brands, with $40.00 for the first brand and $25.00 for the second and each subsequent trademark in the same document. This Agreement is duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of the other parties. (ii) security documents. A) The security agreement, properly executed and delivered borrower. B) 1. Each of the short-term IP security agreements duly executed and provided by the borrower and (2) the intellectual property guarantee agreements duly executed and provided by the borrower, as may be requested by the lenders with respect to foreign intellectual property.
The security interests of trademarks are governed by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (PEC). While the lender`s standard guarantee agreement and UCC`s financing statement are sufficient to complete a security interest for common law marks, the reference to the lender`s security interest should also be registered in the USPTO for registered trademarks and registrations in process to protect the lender from bona fide buyers and mortgages. A short-form brand security agreement is recommended when submitting to the USPTO in order to protect the borrower`s privacy and avoid disclosure of the terms of the loan that appear in the traditional security agreement. The trademark security agreement submitted to the USPTO must specifically identify the marks, which is usually achieved by attaching a schedule indicating the trademark, jurisdiction, registration number, date of registration, and holder of the registration. In summary, for registered value marks, a lender should consider continuing to protect its security interests against bona bona fruit buyers and mortgages by filing a trademark security agreement with the USPTO. Please contact us if you have any questions or requests. In the case of financing transactions such as loans or securitization, lenders are generally interested in the borrower`s collateralized assets, including all United States intellectual property assets (US IP), against compliance with the borrower`s obligations under the loan agreement and security documentation. As explained in a previous article, in order to enhance a security interest in U.S. intellectual property, a secured creditor must (i) file a UCC-1 financing statement with the state in which the debtor has its registered office or office if it has more than one registered office and (ii) an abbreviated IP security agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and/or the United States Copyright Register. Office (USCO), if applicable. We often receive questions about the fees associated with registering these shortened IP security agreements.
This message provides a general summary of the current registration fees charged by the USPTO and USCO. Patents As of January 1, 2014, no fee will be charged for the registration of an IP security agreement (concerning ownership in a patent or application) filed electronically, regardless of the number of patents or patent applications to which it relates and which appear on the required coverage. [1] Prior to January 1, 2014, the fee for registering such an agreement, filed electronically, was $40,$US per property. . . .