(a) The name of a registrant or applicant may be changed by filing the change of name with the commissioner on a form furnished by the department that has been signed by the registrant or applicant and paying a filing fee of $25. The commissioner shall issue in the changed name of a registrant an amended certificate of registration.
(b) Other signed and verified instruments that relate to a registered mark or an application for registration of a mark may be filed at the discretion of the commissioner upon payment of a filing fee established by regulation of the department.
(c) A photocopy of an instrument shall be accepted by the commissioner for filing if it is certified by a party to the instrument or a successor of a party to be a true and correct copy of the original and if the commissioner would have accepted the original for filing under (a) or (b) of this section.
(d) Acknowledgment is prima facie evidence for the commissioner of the execution of an assignment, change of name, or other instrument related to a registered mark or to registration of a mark. When the instrument is filed by the commissioner, the filing is prima facie evidence of execution of the instrument for all other purposes.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection
Sec. 45.50.010. Registrability.
Sec. 45.50.020. Application for registration.
Sec. 45.50.025. Procedure concerning application.
Sec. 45.50.030. Form of application.
Sec. 45.50.050. Form and contents of certificate of registration.
Sec. 45.50.060. Certificate of registration as evidence.
Sec. 45.50.070. Duration and renewal.
Sec. 45.50.080. Fee for renewal of registration.
Sec. 45.50.090. Additional terms of renewal.
Sec. 45.50.100. Notification of expiration of registration period.
Sec. 45.50.125. Name change and other filings.
Sec. 45.50.130. Commissioner to keep record of registration.
Sec. 45.50.150. Classification.