Texas Business and Commerce Code 16.058 – Certificate of Registration
(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.
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 16.058
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005