P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 223j
The Secretary shall issue mark registration certificates on behalf of the Government of Puerto Rico under the Great Seal of Puerto Rico.
The Secretary shall publish the granting of such certificates within a term of one (1) month as of the date of the registration. The publication shall include the same information for the public notice required for the registration of a mark.
A Mark Registration Certificate under the provisions of this chapter shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the mark; of the use in commerce of the mark since the date stated in the certificate; of the principal registrant’s ownership of the mark; and of the principal registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark in commerce, subject to any conditions or limitations stated in the certificate.
History —Dec. 16, 2009, No. 169, § 12.