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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 819<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1489999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373502,"identifier":"59.1-92.6","token":"59.1\/6.1\/59.1-92.6","url":"\/59.1-92.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-92.6\/","token":"59.1\/6.1\/59.1-92.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-92.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon compliance by the applicant<\/span> with the requirements of this chapter, the Commission<\/span> shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant<\/span>. The certificate shall show (i) the name and business address of the registrant<\/span> and, if a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability partnership, or any other legal entity, the state or other jurisdiction<\/span> of incorporation, formation, or organization, as the case may be; (ii) the date claimed for the first use<\/span> of the mark<\/span> anywhere and the date claimed for the first use<\/span> of the mark<\/span> 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<\/span> is used; (iv) a reproduction of the mark<\/span>; and (v) the registration date and the term of the registration.<\/p>

Any certificate of registration issued by the Commission<\/span> under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the clerk of the Commission<\/span> shall be prima facie evidence<\/span> of the registrant<\/span>’s ownership of the mark<\/span>, and of the registrant<\/span>’s exclusive right to use<\/span> the registered mark<\/span> within the Commonwealth on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate, and shall be admissible<\/span> in evidence<\/span> as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark<\/span> in any actions or judicial proceedings in any court<\/span> of this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7 59.1-92.6)\n\nUpon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the\nCommission shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered\nto the applicant. The certificate shall show (i) the name and business address\nof the registrant and, if a corporation, limited liability company, partnership,\nlimited liability partnership, or any other legal entity, the state or other\njurisdiction of incorporation, formation, or organization, as the case may be;\n(ii) the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date\nclaimed for the first use of the mark in this Commonwealth; (iii) the class of\ngoods or services and a description of the goods or services on or in connection\nwith which the mark is used; (iv) a reproduction of the mark; and (v) the\nregistration date and the term of the registration.\n\nAny certificate of registration issued by the Commission under the provisions\nhereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the clerk of the Commission shall be\nprima facie evidence of the registrant’s ownership of the mark, and of the\nregistrant’s exclusive right to use the registered mark within the\nCommonwealth on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the\ncertificate, and shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient\nproof of the registration of such mark in any actions or judicial proceedings in\nany court of this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 819.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}