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﻿ State Trademark Statutes
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Federal & State Statutes on Common Law Trademark Rights
Federal Trademark Law and Federal Unfair Competition Laws: U.S. Trademark Law Rules of Practice (37 C.F.R. PART 2) and Statutes (15 U.S.C. § 1051-15 U.S.C. § 1141)
New Model State Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Agenda from the Global IP Center
Most states have preserved common law rights for unregistered trademarks even though the states have passed statutes for trademark registration and trademark infringement. Why is this relevant to Business? Using a trademark or domain name without first doing a state and common law clearance check is risky business. Any prior user of that trademark will have some rights that may preempt your rights. Even if your adoption of the prior used mark was in ‘good faith’, you may have to immediately stop using the trademark if the prior user successfully asserts prior rights. A comprehensive trademark search and a qualified legal opinion can significantly decrease your risk of losing your trademark or domain name to a prior user (or having to license the trademark from them). “Good faith,” “likelihood of confusion,” “inherently distinctive,” “merely descriptive,” and “generic” are all examples of legal terms of art that are not interpreted by mechanical search engines when looking for conflicting marks.
Note: This is not a complete listing of federal or state laws regarding common law trademark. Not all of the statutes can be reached directly by the links provided. Where the links are not direct, most can be reached by following the table of contents and using the title number, article and section number.
Links to other State Statutes dealing with Trademark, Service Marks, Corporate Names, etc.
Code of Alabama Title 8, Article 12, Section 8-12-6 Trademarks
Section 8-12-19 Common Law Rights
Section 8-12-16 Liability to civil action for infringement
Section 8-12-17 Injury to business reputation or dilution of quality of mark grounds for injunctive relief
Alaska Stat. 45.50. COMPETITIVE PRACTICES, REGULATION OF COMPETITION, CONSUMER PROTECTION
Article 01. TRADEMARKS
Alaska Stat. 45.50.471 Unlawful acts and practices
Sec. 45.50.190 Common-law rights
[Repealed, Sec. 29 ch 132 SLA 1996]
Title 44, Ch.10 COMPETITION AND COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
44-1452. Common law rights
44-1441 Registration and Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks
4-88-107.Deceptive and unconscionable trade practices generally
Title 4, Subtitle 6, Ch. 71 Trademarks and Labels and 75 Unfair Practices Act
4-71-216.Common law rights.
State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal system of Trademark Registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946 14200 Model State Trademark Law
CA Rights of Registered Marks Famous Marks Common Law Rights
Assembly Bill No. 1394, CHAPTER 431,An act to amend Section 350 of the Penal Code, relating to counterfeitingFile: CA Rights of Registered Marks Famous Marks Common Law Rights.pdf
6-1-105. Deceptive trade practices.
Trademarks, 7-70-101 to 7-70-109, Trade Names, 7-71-101 to 7-71-112.
Chapter 621 Secs. 35-11a to 35-11m Trademarks and Service Marks
Sec. 35-11k. Common law rights not affected
Secs. 42-111 to 42-115d Unfair or deceptive trade practices, generally.
Sections 42-111 to 42-115d, inclusive, are repealed.
Del. Code, Title 6, Subtitle II, Ch. 25, Subchapter 3, §§ 2531-2536
Delaware Trademark Act
§ 3315. Common-law rights
Michie’s Legal Resources
§ 28-3904. Unlawful trade practices
§ 22-902. Trademark counterfeiting
495.161 Common-law rights
668.6075 Unfair and deceptive trade practices
Anti-Counterfeiting Act of 2008
Georgia Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act §§ 10-1-370 to 10-1-375
O.C.G.A. TITLE 10 Chapter 1 Article 16 TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, AND TRADE NAMES
§ 10-1-452. Common-law rights in marks not affected
Hawaii Uniform Deceptive Trade Practice Act
§§481A-1 to 481A-5
Hawaii §708-875 Trademark counterfeiting
482 Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names, Registration
HRS_0482-0053 Common law rights
Idaho 48-603.Unfair methods and practices
48-501 REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS
48-516 COMMON LAW RIGHTS
815 ILCS 510 Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
765 ILCS 1036 Trademark Registration and Protection Act
765 ILCS 1036/80 Common law rights
1040 Counterfeit Trademark Act
IC 24-2 TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND TRADE SECRETS
IC 24-2-1-15 Common law rights
IA Code Sec. 548.101 Registration and Protection of Marks
548.116 Common law rights
81-201 Revised Kansas Trademark Act
Kan. Stat. 81-217 Common law rights
KRS 365.561 to 365.613 State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal System of Trademark Registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946
365.611 Common law rights
365.100 Use of false brand to deceive
RS 14:229 - Illegal use of counterfeit trademark; penalties
RS 51-212. Registrability
Title 10, Chapter 206,§1212 Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Chapter 301-A: THE REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS HEADING: §1521. Definitions
§1532. Common law rights
MD Code Crim. Law. 8-611 Trademark counterfeiting
Marlyland Code, Business Regulations, Title 1, Subtitle 4 TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, AND TRADE NAMES, § 1-401. Definitions
§ 1-402. Effect of subtitle (Common Law Rights)
International Trademark Association’s Revised Model State Trademark Bill
Section 16: Common Law Rights
Michigan Business Corporation Act (Act 284 of 1972), MCL 450.1101, et seq., Michigan Trademarks and Service Marks Act, MCL 429.31
Mich. Comp. Laws 429.44 Common law rights
325D.44 Deceptive Trade Practices
Sections 333.18 to 333.31 Trademarks and service marks.
333.30 MARKS ACQUIRED AT COMMON LAW
§ 75-25-1- § 75-25-33 Registration of Trademarks and Labels
§ 75-25-31. Good faith acquisition of marks
XXVI Mo.Rev.Stat. Sec. 417.005-066 Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems
417.066 Common law marks not affected
30-13-301-336 Montana Code Annotated
30-13-336 Common Law Rights
§§ 87-301 to 87-306
Nebraska Deceptive trade practices
87-127 Trademark Registration Act -State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal Trademark Act of 1946
87-143 Common law
NRS 598.0915 to 598.0925
CHAPTER 600 - TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS
NRS 600.440 Rights and remedies cumulative. The rights and remedies enumerated in NRS 600.240 to 600.450, inclusive, are in addition to those to which an owner of a mark is entitled under the common law.
NH Stat. 358-A:2 Acts Unlawful
NH CHAPTER 350-A: MODEL STATE TRADEMARK ACT
NH Stat. 350-A:14 Common Law Rights
NJ Title 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
N.M. Statutes, Chapter 57, Art. 12
Trademark Act [57-3B-1 to 57-3B-17 NMSA 1978] State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal Trademark Act of 1946
General Business Law 360-B (GBS Article 24)
NC Gen. Stat. 80-11.1 Criminal use of counterfeit trademark
NC Gen. Stat. 80-1.1 Purpose-State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal Trademark Act of 1946
§ 80-12. Violation a deceptive or unfair trade practice
§ 80-13. Common-law rights
ND Cent. Code 47-22-01 Definitions Trademark
Ohio Revised Code, Title 41, Ch. 4165 Deceptive Trade Practices
1329.54 Registration of trademarks, service marks definitions
78 O.S. 1971 § 51 et seq. Oklahoma Deceptive Trade Practices Act
78 O.S. 1971 § 21 et seq. Trademark registration
D. W. G. Inc v. Gordon's Jewelry-Trademark and Trade Name Infringement case.pdf
§§ 646.605 to 646.656
Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices
§§ 647.005 to 647.155 Trademarks and Service Marks
647.115 Effect of chapter on marks or trade names acquired at common law
Pennsylvania Trademark Act 54 Pa.C.S. § 1101-1126
§ 1126. Common law rights
§ 6-2-01-§ 6-2-14 Registration and Protection of Trademarks
§ 6-2-14 Common law rights
SC ST SEC 39-15-1105 Trademarks and Service Marks
SC ST SEC 39-15-1180 Rights in marks not adversely affected by article
37-6-1 - 37-6-32 TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK PROTECTION
37-6-27. Common-law rights in marks preserved
47-25-501 - 47-25-518 Tennessee Trade Mark Act of 2000
47-25-516. Common law rights
Title 2 § 16.01- 16.31
§ 16.27. EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT
13-5a-101 Unfair Competition Act
70-3a-101 Registration and Protection of Trademarks and Service MarksAct
70-3a-102 State Trademark Registration and Protection substantially consistent with the Federal Trademark Act of 1946
70-3a-104. Common law rights
Trademarks; Registration of Name Or Mark §§ 2521 – 2575
§ 59.1-92.1 - § 59.1-92.20 Virginia Trademark and Service Mark Act
§ 59.1-92.15. Common law rights
Act to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-92.2, 59.1-92.12, and 59.1-92.13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the registration and protection of trademarks and service marks; penalties
19.77.010 - 19.77.940 Trademark Registration
RCW 19.77.900 Common law rights preserved prior to registration
§47-2-1 - §47-2-19 Trademarks in General
§47-2-16. Common law rights
132.001-132.25 TRADEMARKS, BADGES AND LABELED PRODUCTS
132.25 Common law rights
§ 40-1-101 - § 40-1-116 Trademarks
§ 40-1-113. Marks acquired at common law
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