Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Relinquishing Agreements

If this issue is solely about the right to use a name, you may not need an agreement. Trademark rights are acquired through actual use. Additionally, it is possible to obtain rights prior to actual use by filing an intent to use application with the USPTO.

Normally, simply conceiving a business name or trademark will not provide a party with trademark rights. However, the proper form to use would be a trademark assignment agreement. If you believe the other party has rights beyond trademark rights (such as copyrights to a logo or an interest in the business), a different agreement will be necessary.

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Re: Relinquishing Agreements

Dear Sir/Madam: An attorney would never attempt to advise you as to which form to use, without carefully reading the contents of each form. In the end, it may be that none of the forms you've mentioned are appropriate, and a new agreement might have to be created. Not only would the forms have to be reviewed, but the circumstances, and intended use of the rights would have to be ascertained.