Trademark transfer is very common at present, but some companies do not bring relevant information to the Trademark Office for registration after transferring their trademarks. As a company, I want to know whether the trademark transfer without registration is legal and valid? I believe that some companies will encounter such a situation when transferring trademarks, that is, they have signed a trademark license contract but have not filed it with the State Trademark Office. Is a trademark transfer without filing and registration legal and valid? Is a trademark transfer without filing and registration legal and valid? 1. According to laws and regulations, if a trademark license contract is not filed, it will not affect the validity of the license contract, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Except. If a trademark license contract is not filed with the Trademark Office, it may not be used against a bona fide third party. Judging from this article, the nature of trademark license contract filing has been relatively clearly defined. 2. my country’s Trademark Law and the Implementation Regulations of the Trademark Law do not stipulate that if a trademark license contract is not filed, the license contract between the two parties will be invalid. It only stipulates that the trademark license contract should be reported to the Trademark Office for filing. 3. In addition, the trademark license contract is submitted for review and filing mainly for the third party’s review and publicity, and for the benefit of the third party. Therefore, the trademark license contract is not submitted for review and filing. After filing, the rights acquired by the licensee of the contract cannot be used against third parties. According to regulations, in addition to expressly stipulated in the law that submission for inspection and filing is a condition for the validity of a contract, the consequences of failure to submit for inspection and filing in accordance with the law are generally determined to be inability to fight against a third party. Such a treatment will not be detrimental to either the parties to the contract or the third party, nor will it affect the administrative authorities' pursuit of the administrative responsibilities of both parties to the contract. 4. In this case, the trademark license contract has not been recorded, which will not affect the validity of the contract. From the date of signing the contract, the registered trademark can be used legally. However, the trademark license contract has not been registered with the National Trademark Office and cannot be used against bona fide third parties. It is best for enterprises to bring relevant materials to the National Trademark Office for filing and registration after signing a trademark transfer contract. Is the trademark transfer without filing and registration legal and valid? The editor will answer this question for you here. If you have more questions about trademark transfer, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property, or contact us by phone.