- (1) Upon compliance by an applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall issue and deliver a certificate of registration to the applicant. The Secretary of State may issue as the certificate of registration a copy of the application marked with the word “filed.”
(2) The certificate of registration must show:
- (a) The registrant’s name and business address. If the registrant is a corporation, the certificate must show the state of incorporation. If the registrant is a partnership, the certificate must show the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners. If the registrant is a limited liability company, the certificate must show the state in which the limited liability company was formed.
- (b) The date the applicant claimed as the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed as the first use of the mark in this state.
- (c) The class and description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used.
- (d) A reproduction of the mark.
- (e) The registration date and the term of registration.
- (3) A certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State under this chapter, or a copy of the certificate duly certified by the Secretary of State, is competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in an action or proceeding brought in a court in this state.
[1961 c.497 §4; 1965 c.511 §5; 1971 c.318 §4; 1985 c.728 §86; 2009 c.459 §9]