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NH Rev Stat § 349:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:2 - Withdrawal or Addition of Partner; Discontinuance of Business.

    349:2 Withdrawal or Addition of Partner;  Discontinuance of Business. –||Whenever any member of such partnership or association withdraws therefrom, the partnership or association shall, within 10 days, file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate signed by all members, including the withdrawing member, setting forth the fact of such withdrawal, together with the date thereof. Whenever a new member is added to such a partnership or association or joins a sole proprietorship holding a registered trade name, the new member and previous member or members shall, within 10 days, file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate signed by all members, including the new member, setting forth the facts of such addition, together with the date thereof. If any person, partnership or association to whom the provisions of this chapter apply shall cease to do business, a certificate setting forth such fact and the date of such discontinuance shall be filed with the secretary of state within 30 days thereafter. Such certificate shall be signed by the members of such partnership or association, or by any sole proprietor, or by his or their executors or administrators.|||Source. 1919, 57:2, 3. PL 155:2, 4. RL 186:2, 4. RSA 349:3, 5. 1955, 284:1 par. 2. 1985, 339:11. 1987, 393:9, eff. July 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:3 - Evidence.

    349:3 Evidence. –||Until a certificate as specified in RSA 349:2 is filed, such failure to file shall be prima facie evidence that withdrawal or addition of a partner or discontinuance of partnership has not occurred.|||Source. 1919, 57:2. PL 155:3. RL 186:3. RSA 349:4. 1955, 284:1 par. 3. 1985, 339:12, eff. June 14, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:4 - Nonjoinder as Defendant.

    349:4 Nonjoinder as Defendant. –||No action commenced against any such person, partnership or association or any member thereof, upon any cause of action growing out of their affairs, transactions or business, shall be abated, nor shall any attachment made upon the writ in such action be affected, by reason of the nonjoinder of any member of such partnership or association or individual, who has not been included in such certificates.|||Source. GS 106:2. GL 117:2. PS 121:2. 1919, 57:6. PL 155:9. RL 186:9. RSA 349:10. 1955, 284:1 par. 4, eff. July 1, 1955.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:5 - Registration; Procedure.

    349:5 Registration;  Procedure. –||Every person, proprietorship, partnership, or association, as defined in RSA 349:1, engaged in the conduct of any business, enterprise, venture, or activity within the state of New Hampshire under a trade name, firm, or style shall, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate signed by such person, proprietorship, or by the members of such partnership or association stating the name under which the business is to be conducted, the principal place of said business, and a brief description of the kind of business to be carried on with the names and addresses of the principal parties engaged therein. Said registration shall further state the date of organization of said business.|||Source. GS 106:1. GL 117:1. PS 121:1. 1919, 57:1. PL 155:1. RL 186:1. RSA 349:1. 1955, 284:1 par. 5. 1987, 393:10. 2004, 248:61, eff. July 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:6 - Effect of Registration.

    349:6 Effect of Registration. –||Registration in accordance with the requirements of RSA 349:5 and the reservation of the name, firm or style thereby accomplished shall be effective upon filing and continue in force and effect upon payment of the requisite fees as provided in RSA 349:7 for a period of 5 years after said date of filing in the absence of earlier withdrawal or discontinuance, notice of which shall be given in accordance with the provisions of RSA 349:2.|||Source. 1955, 284:1 par. 6. 1985, 339:13, eff. June 14, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:7 - Record; Fees.

    349:7 Record;  Fees. –||There shall be paid to the secretary of state for filing of registration and issuance of certificate of registration a fee of $50. Upon payment of said fee, the secretary of state shall deliver to the person filing and registering such trade name a certificate of registration under his signature and state seal showing the name and address of the person or persons claiming ownership of the trade name, the nature of the business thereby reserved and described and a receipt for the payment of said fee. The fee for renewal of any registration shall be $50. The fee for notice of discontinuance, addition, or withdrawal shall be $10. The secretary shall keep a suitable file or record of all such certificates. He shall prepare blanks for such certificates, and shall, upon request, furnish such blanks to persons, partnerships, or associations.|||Source. 1919, 57:4. PL 155:5. RL 186:5. 1949, 265:10. RSA 349:6. 1955, 59:2; 284:1 par. 7. 1969, 289:7. 1977, 563:36. 1985, 339:17. 1989, 408:71, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:8 - Reregistration.

    349:8 Reregistration. –||Every person, proprietorship, partnership or association registered in accordance with the requirements of this subdivision shall be required to reregister at the time of the expiration of the 5-year period set forth in RSA 349:6. The secretary of state shall, at least 6 months prior to the expiration of the term of registration, forward notice of the requirement of renewal together with a proper form for such renewal. A second such notice shall be mailed at least 30 days prior to expiration. Unless within 30 days after expiration said registration is renewed, the registration shall be discontinued and the name thereby abandoned and free. The secretary of state shall cancel from his register all registrations more than 5 years old and not renewed in accordance with the provisions of this section.|||Source. 1955, 59:2; 284:1 par. 8. 1985, 339:14, eff. June 14, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:9 - Penalty.

    349:9 Penalty. –||Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of the preceding sections of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 1919, 57:6. PL 155:8. RL 186:8. RSA 349:9. 1955, 284:1 par. 9. 1973, 530:51, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:10 - Fraudulent Registration; Civil Rights.

    349:10 Fraudulent Registration;  Civil Rights. –||Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing and registration of any trade name in the office of the secretary of state, under the provisions hereof, by making any false or fraudulent representations or declarations, verbally, or in writing, or by any fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of any such filing, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby, in any court having jurisdiction, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Any person, proprietorship, partnership or association who has adopted and registered a trade name as aforesaid may proceed by suit to enjoin the use, display, or interference of any other firm, person, proprietorship or association making use thereof, and all courts of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such interference, use, display, or activity, as may be by the said court deemed just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay to such person all profits derived from such wrongful interference, use, display or activity; and such court may also order that any such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such case be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed.|||Source. 1955, 284:1 par. 10. 1973, 528:243, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:11 - Prior Rights.

    349:11 Prior Rights. –||Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in trade names acquired in good faith at any time at common law.|||Source. 1955, 284:1 par. 10-a, eff. July 1, 1955.|
NH Rev Stat § 349:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 349 - Trade Names|Section 349:12 - Repealed by 1998, 106:3, eff. August 1, 1998.

    349:12 Repealed by 1998, 106:3, eff. August 1, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:1 - Definitions.

    350-A:1 Definitions. –||I. The term "trademark" as used herein means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others.||II. The term "service mark" as used herein means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others.||III. The term "mark" as used herein includes any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under this chapter whether registered or not.||IV. The term "trade name" means a word, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others.||V. The term "person" as used herein means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union or other organization.||VI. The term "applicant" as used herein embraces the person filing an application for registration of a trademark under this chapter, his legal representatives, successors or assigns.||VII. The term "registrant" as used herein embraces the person to whom the registration of a trademark under this chapter is issued, his legal representatives, successors or assigns.||VIII. For the purposes of this chapter, a trademark shall be deemed to be "used" in this state (a) on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state, and (b) on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:2 - Registrability.

    350-A:2 Registrability. –||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 if it:||I. Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or||II. Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or||III. Consists of or comprises, the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or||IV. Consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait of any living individual, except with his written consent; or||V. Consists of a mark which, (a) when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or, (b) when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (c) is primarily merely a surname; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the registration of a mark used in this state by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or services. The secretary of state may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant's goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this state or elsewhere for the 5 years next preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration; or||VI. Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state or a mark or trade name previously used in this state by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:3 - Application for Registration.

    350-A:3 Application for Registration. –||Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, any person who adopts and uses a mark 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 mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:||I. The name and business address of the person applying for such registration; and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation,||II. The goods or services in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods or services and the class in which such goods or services fall,||III. The date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or his predecessor in business, and||IV. A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark and that no other person has the right to use such mark in this state either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as might be calculated to deceive or to be mistaken therefor. The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying. The application shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of such mark in triplicate. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $50 payable to the secretary of state.|||Source. 1969, 448:1. 1977, 563:37. 1990, 3:27, eff. Feb. 20, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:4 - Certificate of Registration.

    350-A:4 Certificate of Registration. –||I. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the secretary of state and the seal of the state, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, of the person claiming ownership of the mark, the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state, the class of goods or services and a description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration.||II. Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the secretary of state shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:5 - Duration and Renewal.

    350-A:5 Duration and Renewal. –||I. Registration of a mark hereunder shall be effective for a term of 10 years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within 6 months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fee of $50, payable to the secretary of state, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration.||II. A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of 10 years in like manner.||III. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the 10 years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants.||IV. Any registration in force on September 1, 1969, shall expire 10 years from the date of registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after September 1, 1969, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within 6 months prior to the expiration of the registration.||V. All applications for renewals under this chapter, whether of registrations made under this chapter or of registrations effected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state.||VI. The secretary of state shall within 6 months after September 1, 1969, notify all registrants of marks under previous acts of the date of expiration of such registrations unless renewed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, by writing to the last known address of the registrants.|||Source. 1969, 448:1. 1990, 3:28, eff. Feb. 20, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:6 - Assignment.

    350-A:6 Assignment. –||Any mark and its registration hereunder shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Assignment shall be by instruments in writing duly executed and may be recorded with the secretary of state upon the payment of a fee of $10, payable to the secretary of state who, upon recording of the assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration or of the last renewal thereof. An assignment of any registration under this chapter shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the secretary of state within 3 months after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:7 - Records.

    350-A:7 Records. –||The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:8 - Cancellation.

    350-A:8 Cancellation. –||The secretary of state shall cancel from the register:||I. After September 1, 1970, all registrations under prior acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this chapter;||II. Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of the record;||III. All registrations granted under this chapter and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof;||IV. Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find||(a) that the registered mark has been abandoned,||(b) that the registrant is not the owner of the mark,||(c) that the registration was granted improperly,||(d) that the registration was obtained fraudulently.||V. When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground.|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 350-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 350-A - Model State Trademark Act|Section 350-A:9 - Classification.

    350-A:9 Classification. –||The following general classes of goods and services are established 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 upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used comprised in a single class, but in no event shall a single application include goods or services upon which the mark is being used which fall within different classes of goods or services.||The said classes are as follows:||I. Goods:||(1) Raw or partly prepared materials||(2) Receptacles||(3) Baggage, animal equipments, portfolios, and pocketbooks||(4) Abrasives and polishing materials||(5) Adhesives||(6) Chemicals and chemical compositions||(7) Cordage||(8) Smokers' articles, not including tobacco products||(9) Explosives, firearms, equipments, and projectiles||(10) Fertilizers||(11) Inks and inking materials||(12) Construction materials||(13) Hardware and plumbing and steam-fitting supplies||(14) Metals and metal castings and forgings||(15) Oils and greases||(16) Paints and painters' materials||(17) Tobacco products||(18) Medicines and pharmaceutical preparations||(19) Vehicles||(20) Linoleum and oiled cloth||(21) Electrical apparatus, machines, and supplies||(22) Games, toys, and sporting goods||(23) Cutlery, machinery, and tools, and parts thereof||(24) Laundry appliances and machines||(25) Locks and safes||(26) Measuring and scientific appliances||(27) Horological instruments||(28) Jewelry and precious-metal ware||(29) Brooms, brushes, and dusters||(30) Crockery, earthenware, and porcelain||(31) Filters and refrigerators||(32) Furniture and upholstery||(33) Glassware||(34) Heating, lighting, and ventilating apparatus||(35) Belting, hose, machinery packing, and non-metallic tires||(36) Musical instruments and supplies||(37) Paper and stationery||(38) Prints and publications||(39) Clothing||(40) Fancy goods, furnishings, and notions||(41) Canes, parasols, and umbrellas||(42) Knitted, netted and textile fabrics, and substitutes therefor||(43) Thread and yarn||(44) Dental, medical, and surgical appliances||(45) Soft drinks and carbonated waters||(46) Foods and ingredients of foods||(47) Wines||(48) Malt beverages and liquors||(49) Distilled alcoholic liquors||(50) Merchandise not otherwise classified||(51) Cosmetics and toilet preparations||(52) Detergents and soaps||II. Services:||(100) Miscellaneous||(101) Advertising and business||(102) Insurance and financial||(103) Construction and repair||(104) Communications||(105) Transportation and storage||(106) Material treatment||(107) Education and entertainment|||Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|