Georgia § 10-1-442 - Registration of marks - Application; fee.
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§ 10-1-442. Registration of marks - Application; fee.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this part, any person who adopts and uses a trademark or service mark in this state may file in the office of the Secretary of State, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of such trademark or service mark setting forth, but not limited to: The name and business address of the person applying for such registration and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation; A description of the goods or services in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods or services and the class in which such goods or services fall; and The date when the trademark or service mark was first used anywhere, as well as the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or his predecessor in business. The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant and shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of such trademark or service mark in triplicate and a filing fee of $15.00, payable to the Secretary of State. (Ga. L. 1893, p. 134, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 1738; Civil Code 1910, § 1990; Code 1933, § 106-102; Ga. L. 1949, p. 949, § 1; Ga. L. 1952, p. 134, § 8; Ga. L. 1963, p. 463, § 3; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1470, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 563, § 1.) Law reviews. - For article, "A Patent and Trademark Primer," see 15 Ga. St. B. J. 58 (1978).
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