AI-assisted research summary: A person using a mark may apply to register it, but the application must be signed and verified and include the required fee.
57-3B-5. Application of registration. A. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Trademark Act, any person who uses a mark may file in the office of the secretary on a form prescribed by the secretary an application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information: (1) the name and business address of the person applying for the registration; and if a corporation, the state of incorporation; if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary; (2) the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with the goods or services and the class in which the goods or services fall; (3) the date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or a predecessor in interest; (4) a written description of the mark; and (5) a statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark, that the mark is in use and that, to the knowledge of the person verifying the application, no other person has registered, either federally or in this state, or has the right to use the mark either in the identical form of it or in the near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the other person, to cause confusion, mistake or to deceive. B. The secretary may also require a statement as to whether an application to register the mark or portions of it or a composite of it, has been filed by the applicant or a predecessor in interest in the United States patent and trademark office; and, if so, the applicant shall provide full particulars with respect to it including the filing date, serial number of each application, its status and, if any application was finally refused registration or has otherwise not resulted in a registration, the reason for the refusal or for not being registered. C. The secretary may also require that a drawing of the mark or three specimens showing the mark as it is actually used accompany the application and that it complies with the requirements specified by the secretary. D. The application shall be signed and verified by oath, affirmation or declaration subject to perjury laws by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying for registration. E. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each application. History: Laws 1997, ch. 197, § 5.