Guam § 20405 - Guam Certificate of Registration.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 20405 — Guam Certificate of Registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20405. Guam Certificate of Registration.
(a) Any person desiring to register any print, label or trademark intended to be attached or applied to
goods or manufactured articles or to bottles, boxes or package containing the goods or manufactured articles
to indicate the name of the manufacturer and any person desiring to register a service mark or a trade name
in the manner hereinafter provided.
(b) Before any person may receive a Guam certificate or registration of a print, label or trademark, the
person shall file in the office of the Director, an application for the registration of such print, label or
trademark with a declaration, certified by the applicant, stating that the applicant is the sole and original
proprietor or authorized user of this print, label or trademark and describing the goods or manufactured
articles for which the print, label or trademark is used, and stating the manner in which the print, label or
trademark is used. Before any person may receive a Guam certificate of registration of a service mark or
trade name, the person shall file in the office of the Director an application for the registration thereof, with
a declaration, certified as aforesaid, stating that the person is the sole and original proprietor of the service
mark or tradename, or the assign of the proprietor or authorized user and setting the nature of the business
in which the service mark or tradename is used. Upon filing the application, the applicant shall pay to the
Director a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100), which shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Territory
of Guam. When other than the sole and original proprietor of a print, label, trademark, service mark or
tradename applies for the registration of the same, documentary evidence, satisfactory to the Director
explicitly setting forth the right of the applicant to use such print, label, trademark, service mark or
tradename must be furnished to the Director prior to the granting of the registration or renewal requested.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 20405
What does Guam Code Annotated § 20405 cover?
Section 20405 ("Guam Certificate of Registration.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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