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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 54

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Title 54, NAMES

8 chapters · 65 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 5465 Ch 11, Trademarks15 Ch 15, Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles13 Ch 3, Fictitious Names10 Ch 13, Insignia9 Ch 5, Corporate and Other Association Names6 Ch 7, Judicial Change of Name6 Ch 1, General Provisions3 Ch 17, Newspapers3

15 sections·Filtered byTitle 54✕Ch 11✕

54 Pa.C.S. § 1101 Short title of chapter
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Pennsylvania Trademark Act."
54 Pa.C.S. § 1102 Definitions
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: "Abandoned." A mark shall be deemed to be "abandoned" when either of the following occurs: (1) When its use has been d…
54 Pa.C.S. § 1103 Classification
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The general classes of goods and services established by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in accordance with the International Classification System are to be utilized for the purpose of administering this chapter. An application for registration of a mark shall be l…
54 Pa.C.S. § 1111 Registrability
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A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered which: (1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter. (2) Consists of or comprises matter which may dis…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1112 Application for registration

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(a) General rule.--Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, any person who has adopted and used a mark in this Commonwealth may file in the department an application for registration of that mark, setting forth the following information: (1) The name of the person ap…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1113 Registration of mark

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Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the department shall register the mark.

54 Pa.C.S. § 1114 Duration and renewal

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(a) General rule.--Registration of a mark under this chapter shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration and, upon application for renewal filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, the registration may be renewed for a like term f…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1115 Assignment

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(a) General rule.--Any mark and its registration under this chapter 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. Assignment shall be by instr…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1116 Cancellation

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(a) General rule.--The department shall cancel from the register under this chapter: (1) All registrations under this chapter which are not renewed in accordance with this chapter. (2) Any registration concerning which the department shall receive an application for cancellation …

54 Pa.C.S. § 1121 Damages for fraudulent registration

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Any person who shall, for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the department under this chapter by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by any other frau…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1122 Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

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The department shall require unregistrable matter to be disclaimed, but such disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the common law rights of the applicant then existing or thereafter arising in such disclaimed matter.

54 Pa.C.S. § 1123 Infringement

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(a) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of section 1126 (relating to common law rights), any person who shall: (1) use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection wit…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1124 Injury to business or reputation; dilution

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The owner of a mark which is famous in this Commonwealth shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity and upon such terms as the court deems reasonable, to an injunction against another person's commercial use of a mark or trade name if such use begins after the mark ha…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1125 Remedies

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(a) General rule.--Any owner of a mark registered under this chapter may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits or imitations thereof, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, dis…

54 Pa.C.S. § 1126 Common law rights

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Nothing in this chapter shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law. Cross References. Section 1126 is referred to in section 1123 of this title.