SECTIONS 14215-14217 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 14215-14217

14215. (a) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements
of this chapter, 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 shall show the following
information:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) The class of goods or services and a description of the goods
or services on or in connection with which the mark is used.
(4) A reproduction of the mark.
(5) The registration date and the term of the registration of the
mark.
(b) Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary under
the provisions of this chapter or a copy thereof duly certified by
the secretary shall be admissible in evidence as competent and
sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in any action or
judicial proceeding in any court of this state.

14217. (a) A registration of mark pursuant to this chapter shall be
effective for a term of five years from the date of registration
and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration
of the term, in a manner complying with the requirements of the
secretary, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the
end of the expiring term. A renewal fee, payable to the secretary,
shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration as
set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 12193 of the Government Code.
(b) A registration may be renewed for successive periods of five
years in like manner.
(c) Any registration in force on January 1, 2008, shall continue
in full force and effect for the unexpired term thereof, and may be
renewed by filing an application for renewal with the secretary that
complies with the requirements of the secretary and payment of the
renewal fee within the six months prior to the expiration of the
registration.
(d) All applications for renewal under this chapter, whether of
registrations made under this chapter or of registrations effected
under any prior act, shall include a verified statement that the mark
has been and is still in use and shall include a specimen showing
actual use of the mark on, or in connection with, the goods or
services with which the mark is associated.