Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.058
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.058, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 16.058. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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