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1996 SESSION

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HB 464 Infringement of trademarks; penalties.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Infringement of trademarks; penalties. Expands the current civil infringement statute to specifically cover (i) use of a protected mark in connection with the manufacture or distribution of goods and (ii) application of an unauthorized mark to apparel and other manufactured goods.

The criminal penalty for a second violation is increased to a Class 6 felony. The court's authority to allow destruction of the counterfeit product is made mandatory, but is also expanded to allow for another disposition in lieu of destruction.


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