Change the owner's name or address on a UK trade mark
Companies House and the trade mark register are separate. When your company changes its name or address, or the mark is sold, the trade mark register keeps the old details until someone tells UKIPO.
Which UKIPO form you need
| What changed | Form | UKIPO fee |
|---|---|---|
| Same owner, new name (for example a company name change) or new address or email | TM21A | No fee |
| The mark now belongs to another person or company (sale, transfer) | TM16, signed by the old and the new owner | £60 |
| Only some goods or services transferred | TM16P | £60 |
| A typing error in the recorded name | TM26(R) | No fee |
UKIPO takes the forms by email. A change of ownership needs the transfer date, which cannot be in the future, and both signatures; it does not replace the assignment document itself.
Why keep the register up to date
- UKIPO sends renewal reminders and letters about oppositions to the address on the register.
- Amazon Brand Registry and other platforms check that the owner on the register matches your business.
- When you sell the business or the brand, the buyer needs to be the recorded owner.
We update it for you
£79 (about $105 / €95) to update the same owner's name or address (no UKIPO fee). Change of owner: £139 (about $185 / €165) (our £79 + UKIPO's £60).
How much does it cost?
With us: £79 to update the same owner's name or address (UKIPO charges nothing, form TM21A). Change of owner: £139 (our £79 + UKIPO's £60, form TM16).
Who signs the form?
The owner, or for a change of ownership both the old and the new owner. We prepare the form; nothing is filed until you sign it. A typed signature is accepted.
How long does it take?
We usually file within 2 working days of your signed form. UKIPO then updates the register, usually within a few days.
- gov.uk, Trade mark forms and fees (TM11 renewal £245 + £60 per extra class; TM13 restoration £125; TM16 £60; TM21A no fee; fees from 1 April 2026).
Checked 11 November 2026. We are a private filing service, not UKIPO, and this is general information, not legal advice.
Charged in GBP. USD/EUR are approximate, ECB rate of 10 Nov 2026.