BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 14240-14242
14240. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of
this chapter, the Secretary of State 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 of State and the seal of the state, and it shall show
the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of
incorporation, of the person claiming ownership of the mark, 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, the class of goods or
services and a description of the goods or services on which the mark
is used, a copy, specimen, facsimile or counterpart of such mark as
accepted and filed in the Secretary of State's office or a
reproduction thereof, the registration date and the term of the
registration.
14241. Any certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of
State under the provisions of this chapter or a certificate by the
Secretary of State setting forth the information contained in the
certificate of registration shall be admissible in evidence as
competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in
any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state and
shall be prima facie evidence of ownership of such mark as applied to
the goods or services therein identified in the State of California.
14242. Registration of a mark with the Secretary of State under
this chapter shall be constructive notice of the registrant's claim
of ownership thereof.