Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.77.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Alien" when used with reference to a person means a person who is not a citizen of the United States.(2) "Applicant" means the person filing an application for registr…
RCW 19.77.015 Reservation—Fees—Rules.
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The exclusive right to the use of a trademark may be reserved by:(1) A person intending to register a trademark under this title; or(2) A domestic or foreign corporation intending to change its trademark.The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an appli…
RCW 19.77.020 Registration of certain trademarks prohibited.
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(1) A trademark 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 if it:(a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or(b) Consists of or comprises matter wh…
RCW 19.77.030 Application for registration—Fee—Rules—Corrections—Amendment for change in categories—Certificates issued in error.
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(1) Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, any person who has adopted and is using a trademark 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 trademark set…
RCW 19.77.040 Certificate of registration—Issuance—Contents—Admissibility in evidence.
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Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration and deliver it to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the secretary of state and the seal of …
RCW 19.77.050 Duration of certificate—Renewal—Fees—Rules.
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Registration of a trademark hereunder shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration. Upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state requiring all the allegations of an …
RCW 19.77.060 Assignment of trademark, registration, or application—Fee—Rules.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2248-S.SL) ***Any trademark and its registration or application for registration hereunder shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the trademark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use …
RCW 19.77.070 Secretary of state to keep records.
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The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all trademarks registered or renewed under this chapter, and the records specified in RCW 19.77.060.[ 1955 c 211 s 7.]
RCW 19.77.080 Secretary of state must cancel certain registrations.
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The secretary of state shall cancel from the register:(1) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary written request for cancellation thereof from the registrant;(2) All expired registrations not renewed under this chapter;(3) Any registrat…
RCW 19.77.090 Actions relating to registration—Service on secretary of state—Assessment—Set by rule.
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The secretary of state shall be the agent for service of process in any action relating to the registration of any registrant who is at the time of such service a nonresident or a foreign firm, corporation, association, union, or other organization without a resident of this stat…
RCW 19.77.115 Classification of goods and services.
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The secretary of state must adopt by rule a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this chapter, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods …
RCW 19.77.130 Fraudulent registration—Financial liability.
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Any person who shall for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the registration of any trademark by the secretary of state under the provisions of this chapter, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, or by any other frau…
RCW 19.77.140 Trademark imitation.
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(1) Subject to the provisions of RCW 19.77.900 any person who shall:(a) Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trademark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertis…
RCW 19.77.150 Remedies of registrants.
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Any registrant may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or colorable imitations of a trademark registered under this chapter, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant an injunction to restrain such manufacture, use, display…
RCW 19.77.160 Injunctive relief for owners of famous marks.
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(1) The owner of a mark that is famous in this state 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 in this state of a mark, commencing after the mark becomes famou…
RCW 19.77.170 Use of trademark employed by alien person outside of United States—Limitation of damages, relief—Exceptions.
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Damages or equitable relief of any nature may not be awarded in any pending or future legal procedure in favor of an alien person against a domestic person on account of the domestic person's use of a trademark or trade name in this state that is employed by the alien person outs…
RCW 19.77.900 Common law rights preserved prior to registration.
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Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in trademarks acquired in good faith at common law prior to registration under this chapter; however, during any period subsequent to July 23, 1989, when the registration of a mark under this chapter is…
RCW 19.77.910 Saving—1955 c 211.
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As to any pending suit, proceeding or appeal, and for that purpose only, the repeal of prior acts shall be deemed not to be effective until final determination.[ 1955 c 211 s 17.]
RCW 19.77.930 Construction—1989 c 72.
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It is the intent of the legislature that, in construing this chapter, the courts be guided by the interpretation given by the federal courts to the federal trademark act of 1946, as amended, 15 U.S.C., Sec. 1051, et seq.[ 1989 c 72 s 13.]
RCW 19.77.940 Prospective application—1989 c 72.
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Chapter 72, Laws of 1989 applies prospectively only and not retroactively. The rights and obligations of chapter 72, Laws of 1989 shall accrue upon July 23, 1989, to all prior trademark registrations then in effect, and the provisions of chapter 72, Laws of 1989 shall not apply t…