Title 26, Trade Regulation And Practice

§482-23 Filing of applications; appeal. (a) Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the director shall cause the application to be examined for conformity with this part. (b) The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent infor…

§482-24 Certificate of registration. (a) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this part, the director shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant. (b) The original or a copy certified by the director of a certificate of registration issued unde…

§482-25 Duration and renewal. (a) The registration of a mark shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration. A renewal fee, payable to the director, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. (b) A registration may be renewed for s…

[§482-26] Assignment; change of name. (a) The registration of a mark shall be assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. An assignment shall be exe…

[§482-27] Records. The director shall maintain a record of all marks registered or renewed under this part, including a record of all marks recorded pursuant to section 482-26. [L 2001, c 15, pt of §1]

§482-28 Cancellation. The director shall cancel the registration of a mark if the director receives a request for cancellation from the registrant or assignee of record or when a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation of a registration. [L 2001, c 15, pt of §1; am L …

[§482-28.5] Revocation of a mark. (a) Any person claiming to be the owner of a trademark or service mark for which a certificate of registration has been issued to another person pursuant to this part may file a verified petition in the office of the director for the revocation o…

§482-29 Classification. The director to the extent practical shall establish a classification of goods and services corresponding to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for convenience of administration of this part, but not to limit or ext…

§482-3 Record, issuance and effect of certificate. (a) Upon receiving the application accompanied by the fee, the director shall cause the trade name to be recorded and shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant; provided that the director shall not register any t…

§482-31 Infringement. Subject to section 482-53, any person who: (1) Uses, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this part in connection with the sale, distribution, offering for sale, or adve…

[§482-32] Injury to business reputation; dilution. (a) The owner of a mark which is famous in this State shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity and upon such terms as a court deems reasonable, to an injunction against another person's commercial use of a mark or t…

[§482-33] Remedies. (a) The owner of a mark registered under this part may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations of the mark, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, u…

[§482-34] Forum for actions regarding registration; service on out of state registrants. (a) An action to require cancellation of a mark registered under this part shall be brought in circuit court. In an action for cancellation, the director shall not be made a party to the proc…

§482-36 Fees. The application fee to register a mark shall be $50 for each class of goods or services. A special handling fee of $20 for expediting the registration of a mark shall be assessed by the director for each class of goods or services. All special handling fees shall be…

§482-4 Certain trade names not to be adopted or used. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to adopt or use a trade name or entity name that infringes on any person's ownership rights to any registered trade name, mark, or the name of any entity registered or authorized to tran…

[PART IV.] MISCELLANEOUS [§482-51] Penalties for signing false documents. (a) A person commits an offense if the person signs a document the person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the director for filing. An offense under this …

[§482-52] Liability for fraudulent registration. Any person who knowingly makes a false or fraudulent representation or declaration in registration documents filed with the director shall be liable for all damages sustained as a result of the registration documents as determined …

[§482-53] Common law rights. Nothing in this chapter shall adversely affect common law rights in trade names, entity names, service marks, or trademarks, or the enforcement of those rights. [L 2008, c 108, pt of §1]

[§482-54] Severability. If any provision of this chapter is deemed to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter shall continue to be effective. [L 2008, c 108, pt of §1]

§482-6 Revocation of certificate; nonuse. (a) If any trade name is not used by the registrant in accordance with the declaration in this State for a period of three hundred sixty-five consecutive days, the certificate of registration shall be subject to revocation. (b) Any person…

§482-7 Application of law; reissue on nonuser. (a) Sections 482-1 to 482-9 are applicable to all registrations filed in the office of the director; the intent being that all trade names not used by the applicant in this State may be immediately reissued to such applicant who is a…

§482-8 Revocation of trade name registration. (a) Any person claiming to be the owner of a trade name or mark whose common law rights are infringed upon, or any entity registered or authorized to transact business under the laws of this State whose common law right to its entity …

§482-8.5 Administrative order of abatement against a registered or authorized entity. (a) Any person claiming to be the owner of a trade name or mark who believes that the name of any entity registered or authorized to transact business under the laws of this State is confusingly…

§482-9 Appeal. Any person aggrieved by any action of the director under this chapter in issuing or revoking a certificate of registration of a trade name or in denying an application, within thirty days after the action by the director, or if no order has been entered either gran…