N.Y. General Business Law § 360-d: Certificate of registration

§ 360-d. Certificate of registration. Upon compliance by the applicant

with the requirements of this article, 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 name and

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

if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and

the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary, 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 or in connection with which the mark is used, a

reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the

registration. Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary

under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the

secretary shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient

proof of the registration of such mark in any actions or judicial

proceedings in any court of this state.