Sec. 16.062. RECORDING OF OTHER INSTRUMENTS. (a) A certificate of the registrant or applicant effecting a name change of the person to whom the mark was issued or for whom an application was filed may be recorded with the secretary of state by paying a recording fee to the secretary of state.
(b) Other properly executed written instruments that relate to a mark registered or an application pending with the secretary of state under this chapter, including a license, security interest, or mortgage, may be recorded with the secretary of state, at the secretary of state's discretion.
(c) An acknowledgment is prima facie evidence of the execution of an instrument other than an assignment under this section, and when recorded by the secretary of state, the record is prima facie evidence of execution.
(d) The secretary of state must accept for recording a copy of an original instrument under this section if the copy is certified to be a true copy by any party to the transaction or the party's successor.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices
Subchapter B. Registration of Mark
Section 16.051. Registrable Marks
Section 16.052. Application for Registration
Section 16.053. Filing of Application; Examination
Section 16.054. Amendment to Application
Section 16.055. Disclaimer of Unregistrable Component
Section 16.056. Concurrent Applications for Same or Similar Mark
Section 16.057. Denial of Registration; Notice
Section 16.058. Certificate of Registration
Section 16.059. Term and Renewal of Registration
Section 16.060. Record and Proof of Registration
Section 16.061. Assignment of Mark and Registration
Section 16.062. Recording of Other Instruments
Section 16.063. Change of Registrant's Name
Section 16.064. Cancellation of Registration