Article 13

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1. An application for registration of a transfer under Article 20(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 shall contain:
(a) the registration number of the EU trade mark;
(b) particulars of the new proprietor in accordance with Article 2(1)(b) of this Regulation;
(c) where not all the registered goods or services are included in the transfer, particulars of the registered goods or services to which the transfer relates;
(d) evidence duly establishing the transfer in accordance with Article 20(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001;
(e) where applicable, the name and business address of the representative of the new proprietor, to be set out in accordance with Article 2(1)(e) of this Regulation.
2. Points (b) to (e) of paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purposes of an application for the recording of a transfer of an EU trade mark application.
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1(d), any of the following shall constitute sufficient evidence of transfer:
(a) the signing of the application for registration of the transfer by the registered proprietor or a representative of that proprietor, and by the successor in title or a representative of that successor;
(b) where the application is submitted by the registered proprietor or a representative of that proprietor, a declaration signed by the successor in title or a representative of that successor agreeing to the registration of the transfer;
(c) where the application for registration is submitted by the successor in title, a declaration, signed by the registered proprietor or a representative of that proprietor, that the registered proprietor agrees to the registration of the successor in title;
(d) the signing of a completed transfer form or document, as laid down in Article 65(1)(e) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625, by the registered proprietor or a representative of that proprietor and by the successor in title or a representative of that successor.