What are the requirements for trusts?
An application for registration of a trade mark in the name of the trustee or trustees is allowable and should be signed by the trustee or trustees or a person who is empowered to sign on behalf of the trustee or trustees. An application in the name of a trust, unless this is in fact a company or corporate entity, may be queried. This is because the trustee is the legal owner of the property, not necessarily the ‘trust’ as such. (A trust basically involves a trustee who owns a specific property but who deals with that property for the benefit of another person or the advancement of a certain purpose (eg. a charity).
