KRS 365.577: Certificate of registration.

(1) Upon the applicant's compliance with the requirements of KRS 365.561 to 365.613,

the Secretary 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 and the seal of the state, and it shall show the registrant's name and

business address and, if the registrant is a corporation, the state of incorporation, or

if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized, the names of the

general partners, the person claiming ownership of the mark, the date claimed for

the first use of the mark anywhere, the date claimed for the first use of the mark in

this state, the class of goods or services, a description of the goods or services on or

in connection with 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 pursuant to this section or a copy of the

certificate duly certified by the Secretary shall be admissible in evidence as

competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in any actions or

judicial proceedings in any court of this state.