Certificate of Registration

Sec. 16.058. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) If the application complies with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. (b) The certificate of registration must: (1) be signed by the secretary of state; (2) be issued under the secretary of state's official seal; (3) indicate the name and business address of the person claiming ownership of the mark; (4) if the applicant is a corporation, indicate the state under whose laws the applicant was incorporated or organized; (5) if the applicant is a partnership, indicate the state under whose laws the partnership was organized and the names of the general partners; (6) include a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is being used; (7) state the class of the goods or services; (8) state the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere; (9) state the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state; (10) show a reproduction of the mark; (11) state the registration date; and (12) state the term of the registration. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.