(765 ILCS 1050/3) (from Ch. 140, par. 123)

Sec. 3. Filing of statements or description with the Secretary of State. Any person who is the owner of any container upon which a trade mark has been placed or affixed, stamped, impressed, labeled, blown-in or otherwise marked thereon, may file with the Secretary of State a written statement or description of the trade mark used on any container. This statement or description shall be verified by the affidavit of the owner of the container or by the owner's agent. The Secretary of State shall deliver to any person making application copies of all such written statements or descriptions of trade marks filed with him, duly certified to by him in the usual manner. Such certified copy shall be admissible as evidence in all proceedings under Sections 6 and 7 of this Act, shall be prima facie evidence that the provisions of this Section have been complied with, and of the title of the owner to the property upon which the trade mark may appear. The Secretary of State shall receive a $25 fee for each statement or description filed and a fee of $2 for each certified copy of such statement or description to be paid for by the person applying for the same.

(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)