N.Y. General Business Law § 277: Certificate of filing

§ 277. Certificate of filing. Upon compliance with the requirements

of this article, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate to be

issued and delivered to the person filing the statement. The certificate

shall be issued over the signature of the secretary of state and the

seal of the department of state, and it shall show the name and business

address of the person claiming ownership of the vessels, receptacles or

utensils upon which the name, mark or device is produced; the nature of

the business of the person filing; the type of vessels, receptacles or

utensils on which the name, mark or device is produced and used; a copy,

specimen, facsimile or counterpart of such name, mark or device as filed

in the secretary of state's office, or a reproduction thereof; and the

filing date.

Any certificate issued under the provisions hereof and duly certified

by the secretary of state, or a certified copy of the statement filed,

shall be admissible in evidence in any action or judicial proceedings in

any court of this state as competent and sufficient proof of the filing

pursuant to this article, and shall be prima facie evidence of the

ownership by the person filing hereunder of all vessels, receptacles and

utensils upon which such name, mark or device is produced.