NRS600.340. Application for registration: Contents; requirements; fee; return for correction.

      1.  A person who has adopted and is using a mark in this State may file in the Office of the Secretary of State, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:

      (a) Whether the mark to be registered is a trademark, trade name or service mark;

      (b) A description of the mark by name, words displayed in it or other information;

      (c) The name and business address of the person applying for the registration and, if it is a corporation, limited-liability company, limited partnership or registered limited-liability partnership, the state of incorporation or organization;

      (d) The specific goods or services in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with those goods or services and the class as designated by the Secretary of State which includes those goods or services;

      (e) The date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this State by the applicant or his or her predecessor in business which must precede the filing of the application; and

      (f) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark and that no other person has the right to use the mark in this State either in the form set forth in the application or in such near resemblance to it as might deceive or cause mistake.

      2.  The application must:

      (a) Be signed and verified by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying.

      (b) Be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of the mark on white paper that is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and by a filing fee of $100 payable to the Secretary of State.

      3.  If the application fails to comply with this section or NRS 600.343, the Secretary of State shall return it for correction.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 596; A 1993, 489; 1997, 159; 1999, 1636; 2001, 3195; 2005, 2277)