Effective - 28 Aug 1995
417.021. Certificate of registration, how issued — admissible as evidence — duplicate of certificate, application, fee — abstract of mark, fee. — 1. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of sections 417.005 to 417.066, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the secretary of state and the seal of the state, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, of the person claiming ownership of the mark, the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state, the class of goods or services and a description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration.
2. Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the secretary of state shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state.
3. A registrant shall receive a duplicate of a certificate upon application for such duplicate on a form authorized or furnished by the secretary of state and the payment of a fee of ten dollars.
4. A registrant shall receive an abstract of a mark upon application for such abstract on a form authorized or furnished by the secretary of state and the payment of a fee of five dollars.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)