                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§ 59.1-92.6)

Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the
Commission shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered
to the applicant. The certificate shall show (i) the name and business address
of the registrant and, if a corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
limited liability partnership, or any other legal entity, the state or other
jurisdiction of incorporation, formation, or organization, as the case may be;
(ii) the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date
claimed for the first use of the mark in this Commonwealth; (iii) the class of
goods or services and a description of the goods or services on or in connection
with which the mark is used; (iv) a reproduction of the mark; and (v) the
registration date and the term of the registration.
		Any certificate of registration issued by the Commission under the provisions
hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the clerk of the Commission shall be
prima facie evidence of the registrant&#8217;s ownership of the mark, and of the
registrant&#8217;s exclusive right to use the registered mark within the
Commonwealth on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the
certificate, and 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 Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 819.