1. A. Subject to the limitations set forth in this title, any person who adopts and uses a trademark in this state may file in the Office of the Secretary of State, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of that trademark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:

   1. 1. The name and business address of the person applying for the registration, and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation;
   2. 2. The goods or services in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with the goods or services and the class in which the goods or services are categorized;
   3. 3. The date when the trademark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or his predecessor in business; and
   4. 4. A statement that the applicant is the owner of the trademark and that no other person has the right to use such trademark in this state either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as might be calculated to deceive or to be mistaken therefor.
2. B. The application shall be signed by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying.
3. C. The application shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of such trademark.
4. D. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a filing fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), payable to the Secretary of State.

Added by Laws 1959, p. 369, § 3; Amended by Laws 1984, c. 1, § 85, emerg. eff. January 30, 1984; Amended by Laws 1984, c. 229, § 24, operative July 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1994, c. 267, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1996, c. 69, § 31, eff. November 1, 1996.