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MT Code § 30-13-143 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-143. Sale of unauthorized sound recordings prohibited

  30-13-143. Sale of unauthorized sound recordings prohibited. (1) No person may knowingly, or with reasonable grounds to know, advertise, offer for sale or resale, sell or resell, or distribute or possess for such purposes any sound recording that has been produced without the consent of the owner. Possession of 5 or more duplicate copies or 20 or more individual copies of such sound recording produced without the consent of the owner creates a rebuttable presumption that the copies are intended for sale or distribution in violation of this section.   (2) No person may knowingly, or with reasonable grounds to know, advertise, offer for sale or resale, sell or resell, or distribute or possess for such purposes any sound recordings embodying any performance, whether live before an audience or transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television, without the prior express written consent of the performer.   (3) A person convicted of violating this section shall be fined no more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 367, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-603.
MT Code § 30-13-144 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-144. Sale of sound recording without name of manufacturer and name of performer or group prohibited

  30-13-144. Sale of sound recording without name of manufacturer and name of performer or group prohibited. (1) No person may advertise, offer for sale or resale, sell or resell, or distribute or possess for such purposes any sound recording unless the outside cover, box, or jacket clearly and conspicuously discloses the name and address of its manufacturer and the name of the performer actually producing the sounds recorded.   (2) A person convicted of violating this section shall be fined no more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 367, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-604.
MT Code § 30-13-145 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-145. Forfeiture

  30-13-145. Forfeiture. Any article produced in violation of 30-13-142 through 30-13-144 and any equipment used to produce it are subject to forfeiture to and destruction by the appropriate law enforcement agency.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 367, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-605.
MT Code § 30-13-146 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-146. Exceptions

  30-13-146. Exceptions. Sections 30-13-141 through 30-13-147 do not apply to:   (1) any broadcaster who, in connection with a radio, television, or cable broadcast transmission or for the purpose of archival preservation, transfers any sounds recorded on a sound recording;   (2) any person who transfers such sounds in the home for personal use, without compensation; or   (3) any person who transfers a single copy of such sounds for bona fide educational purposes, provided that no person directly or indirectly derives any pecuniary gain from such transfer.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 367, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-606.
MT Code § 30-13-147 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-147. Civil litigation

  30-13-147. Civil litigation. Sections 30-13-141 through 30-13-147 neither enlarge nor diminish the rights of parties in civil litigation.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 367, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-607.
MT Code § 30-13-148 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-148. through 30-13-150 reserved

  30-13-148 through 30-13-150 reserved.
MT Code § 30-13-151 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-151. Definitions

  30-13-151. Definitions. As used in 30-13-151 through 30-13-154, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Affiliated person" means a person under common ownership or control of an intended recipient.   (2) "Intended recipient" means a person who purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains a product or service in the commercial market that is not for resale in the person's ordinary business and that is or later becomes the subject of a patent infringement allegation.   (3) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, company, trust, business entity, or association and an agent, employee, partner, officer, director, member, associate, or trustee of a person.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 186, L. 2015.
MT Code § 30-13-153 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-153. Remedies for bad faith assertion of patent right

  30-13-153. Remedies for bad faith assertion of patent right. (1) The attorney general may enforce 30-13-151 through 30-13-154 and conduct civil investigations and bring civil actions for violations of 30-13-151 through 30-13-154.   (2) In an action brought by the attorney general under 30-13-151 through 30-13-154, the court may award or impose any relief available under 30-13-154.   (3) An intended recipient or affiliated person may bring a cause of action for a violation of 30-13-151 through 30-13-154 and may seek relief provided for in 30-13-154.   (4) In addition to the relief provided for in 30-13-154, upon a motion by the attorney general or a party bringing a claim pursuant to subsection (3) and a finding by the court that there is a reasonable likelihood that a person violated 30-13-152, the court may require the person to post a bond in an amount equal to a good faith estimate of the costs to litigate a claim and amounts reasonably likely to be recovered if an action were to be brought pursuant to this section. A hearing must be held upon request of any party.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 186, L. 2015.
MT Code § 30-13-154 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 1. General Provisions|30-13-154. Damages

  30-13-154. Damages. A court may award the following relief to a plaintiff who prevails in an action brought pursuant to 30-13-151 through 30-13-154:   (1) compensatory damages;   (2) costs and fees, including reasonable attorney fees; and   (3) punitive damages in an amount equal to three times the total of compensatory damages and costs and fees.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 186, L. 2015.
MT Code § 30-13-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-201. Definitions

  30-13-201. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Assumed business name" means any business name other than the full, true, and correct name of a person.   (2) "Business name identifier" means a word or words used by a business entity in its name or title that describes the type or form of its business. Business name identifiers include but are not limited to corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, and abbreviations of those terms.   (3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other association.   History: En Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 27, L. 2001.
MT Code § 30-13-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-202. Registration of assumed business name -- when prohibited -- contest procedure -- rulemaking authority

  30-13-202. Registration of assumed business name -- when prohibited -- contest procedure -- rulemaking authority. (1) When an application for registration or amendment to the registration of an assumed business name contains an assumed business name that is the same as or not distinguishable on the record from an assumed business name already registered or from any corporate name, limited partnership name, limited liability company name, limited liability partnership name, trademark, or service mark registered or reserved with the secretary of state, the secretary of state may not register the assumed business name for which application is made.   (2) An applicant for an assumed business name may not use a business name identifier that incorrectly states the type of entity that it is or incorrectly implies that it is a type of entity other than the type of entity that it is.   (3) A person doing business in this state may contest the registration of an assumed business name by following the procedures set forth in 35-14-401.   (4) The secretary of state may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter that assign duties to the secretary of state.   History: En Sec. 2, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 134, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 455, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 120, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 27, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 2011; (4)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 226, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 30-13-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-203. Application for registration of assumed business name

  30-13-203. Application for registration of assumed business name. A person transacting business in this state under an assumed business name shall register with the secretary of state, on forms furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of the assumed business name, including but not limited to the following information:   (1) the name and business mailing address of the applicant;   (2) the complete proposed assumed business name; and   (3) a description of business transacted under the proposed assumed name.   History: En Sec. 3, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 166, L. 2015.
MT Code § 30-13-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-204. Filing application for registration -- issuance of certificate

  30-13-204. Filing application for registration -- issuance of certificate. (1) The applicant shall complete and submit an application for registration of an assumed business name along with all applicable fees to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the application complies with the provisions of this part, the secretary of state shall:   (a) endorse on the application the word "filed" and the date on which the application was filed;   (b) file the application in the secretary of state's office; and   (c) issue a certificate of registration to the applicant.   (2) The registration of an assumed business name remains in effect for 5 years unless canceled earlier.   History: En Sec. 4, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 2017.
MT Code § 30-13-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-205. When registration of assumed business name by foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership prohibited

  30-13-205. When registration of assumed business name by foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership prohibited. No foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership which does not have an effective certificate of authority or certificate of registration to transact business in this state may register an assumed business name as provided for in this part.   History: En Sec. 5, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 455, L. 1983.
MT Code § 30-13-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-206. Term and renewal of assumed business name registration

  30-13-206. Term and renewal of assumed business name registration. (1) Registration of an assumed business name is effective for a term of 5 years from the date of registration. Upon application for renewal of registration on forms furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for another 5-year term.   (2) Not less than 90 days before the expiration date of registration of an assumed business name, the secretary of state shall notify the applicant of record of the pending expiration by addressing a notice to the last-known address of the applicant.   (3) If the applicant or person in whose name an assumed business name is registered fails to file an application for renewal with the secretary of state within a 90-day period prior to the expiration date of the registration, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.   History: En Sec. 6, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 75, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 26, L. 2011.
MT Code § 30-13-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-207. Application for renewal of assumed business name

  30-13-207. Application for renewal of assumed business name. An application for renewal of registration of an assumed business name must be executed and delivered to the secretary of state. The application must include but is not limited to the following information:   (1) the complete assumed business name;   (2) the name and business mailing address of the applicant; and   (3) a description of business transacted.   History: En Sec. 7, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 229, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 75, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 26, L. 2011.
MT Code § 30-13-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-208. Filing of application for renewal of registration of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate

  30-13-208. Filing of application for renewal of registration of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate. If the secretary of state finds that the application complies with the provisions of this part and that all fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall:   (1) endorse on the application the word "filed" and the date on which the application was filed;   (2) file the application in the secretary of state's office; and   (3) issue a certificate of renewal to the applicant.   History: En Sec. 8, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 71, L. 2005.
MT Code § 30-13-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-209. Amendment

  30-13-209. Amendment. An amendment to registration of an assumed business name must be filed with the secretary of state within 1 year after any one of the following events occurs:   (1) there is a change in the name or identity of the person or persons transacting or having interest in the business for which the name is registered;   (2) there is a change in the description of the business transacted;   (3) a person having an interest in the business with a registered assumed business name withdraws from the business or dies; or   (4) the registrant wishes to change the name of a registered assumed business name.   History: En Sec. 9, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 229, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-13-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-210. Filing amendment to registration of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate

  30-13-210. Filing amendment to registration of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate. (1) An application for amended registration of an assumed business name must be filed with the secretary of state and must include:   (a) the complete assumed business name prior to adoption of the amendment;   (b) the complete new assumed business name, if applicable;   (c) the name and address of the registrant, including street name and number of the registrant's business office;   (d) if the name of any person having an interest in the business with a registered assumed business name is to be changed, the new name of the person having an interest in the business with the registered assumed business name;   (e) if a person who has had an interest in a business with a registered assumed name withdraws or dies, a statement that the person has withdrawn or died;   (f) a statement that the amended registration of assumed business name supersedes the original registration and all amendments to the original registration; and   (g) all other information determined by the secretary of state to be necessary.   (2) If the secretary of state finds that the application for amended registration of the assumed business name complies with this part and that all applicable fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall:   (a) endorse on the application for amendment the word "filed" and the date on which the application for amendment was filed;   (b) file the original application for amendment in the secretary of state's office; and   (c) issue a certificate of amendment to the registrant.   (3) If the registrant of an assumed business name fails to comply with the requirements of this section, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.   History: En Sec. 10, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 229, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 71, L. 2005.
MT Code § 30-13-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-211. Reservation of proposed assumed business name

  30-13-211. Reservation of proposed assumed business name. Any authorized person who has not commenced business but intends to commence business may reserve an assumed business name that is not in conflict with the provisions of 30-13-202 for a term of 120 days by delivering to the secretary of state, on forms furnished by the secretary of state, an application for reservation of an assumed business name, including but not limited to the following information:   (1) the complete assumed business name to be reserved;   (2) the name and address, including street name and number, if any, of the applicant;   (3) the date the applicant intends to commence business; and   (4) a description of business the applicant intends to transact.   History: En Sec. 11, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 229, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-13-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-212. Filing application for reservation of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate

  30-13-212. Filing application for reservation of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate. The applicant shall complete and submit an application for reservation of an assumed business name and all applicable fees to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds the application complies with the provisions of this part, the secretary of state shall:   (1) endorse on the application the word "filed" and the date on which the application was filed;   (2) file the application in the secretary of state's office; and   (3) issue a certificate of reservation to the applicant.   History: En Sec. 12, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 71, L. 2005.
MT Code § 30-13-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-213. Voluntary cancellation of registration of assumed business name

  30-13-213. Voluntary cancellation of registration of assumed business name. (1) When the registrant of record of a registered assumed business name wishes to cancel the registration, the registrant shall deliver to the secretary of state a cancellation of registration of an assumed business name form, which must include but not be limited to the following information:   (a) the complete registered assumed business name to be canceled; and   (b) the name and business mailing address of the registrant of record.   (2) If the secretary of state finds the form complies with the provisions of this section, the secretary of state shall file it and deliver a letter acknowledging cancellation of the filing to the registrant of record.   History: En Sec. 13, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 26, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 23, L. 2017.
MT Code § 30-13-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-214. Cancellation of registration of assumed business name upon dissolution of domestic corporation -- withdrawal or revocation of foreign corporation's authority to transact business

  30-13-214. Cancellation of registration of assumed business name upon dissolution of domestic corporation -- withdrawal or revocation of foreign corporation's authority to transact business. (1) If the only party of interest of an assumed business name is a domestic corporation which has been dissolved, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.   (2) If the only party of interest of an assumed business name is a foreign corporation whose authority to transact business in this state has been withdrawn or revoked, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.   History: En Sec. 14, Ch. 260, L. 1979.
MT Code § 30-13-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13. Assumed Business Names, Trademarks, and Related Rights|Part 2. Assumed Business Names|30-13-215. Effect of transacting business without certificate

  30-13-215. Effect of transacting business without certificate. No person or persons conducting or transacting business in this state without an effective certificate of registration of an assumed business name or having any interest therein may maintain any suit or action in any of the courts of this state under such name.   History: En Sec. 15, Ch. 260, L. 1979.