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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.058: CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.

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  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES
  3. CHAPTER 16. TRADEMARKS
  4. SUBCHAPTER B. REGISTRATION OF MARK

(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.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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