N.Y. GBS Law § 277
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Certificate of filing
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§ 277. Certificate of filing. Upon compliance with the requirements\nof this article, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate to be\nissued and delivered to the person filing the statement. The certificate\nshall be issued over the signature of the secretary of state and the\nseal of the department of state, and it shall show the name and business\naddress of the person claiming ownership of the vessels, receptacles or\nutensils upon which the name, mark or device is produced; the nature of\nthe business of the person filing; the type of vessels, receptacles or\nutensils on which the name, mark or device is produced and used; a copy,\nspecimen, facsimile or counterpart of such name, mark or device as filed\nin the secretary of state's office, or a reproduction thereof; and the\nfiling date.\n Any certificate issued under the provisions hereof and duly certified\nby the secretary of state, or a certified copy of the statement filed,\nshall be admissible in evidence in any action or judicial proceedings in\nany court of this state as competent and sufficient proof of the filing\npursuant to this article, and shall be prima facie evidence of the\nownership by the person filing hereunder of all vessels, receptacles and\nutensils upon which such name, mark or device is produced.\n
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