Section 15, The Trade Marks Act, 2014

(1) A change in the ownership of a trade mark or acollective mark, or of an application for registration of a trade mark or collective mark shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Registrar. (2) The change shall be recorded and published by the Registrar. (3) A third party shall not be affected by a change of ownership of a trade mark or collective mark until the change of ownership has been filed with the Registrar. (4) A change in the ownership of the registration of a trade mark or a collective mark shall not be valid if it is likely to deceive or cause confusion with regard to the nature, origin, manufacturing process, characteristics or suitability for the purpose of the goods or services to which the trade mark or collective mark is applied. (5) A change in the ownership or a trade name shall be in writing addressed to the Registrar, when an enterprise is being transferred or when part of the enterprise identified by that name is being transferred.