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RI Gen L § 6-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-3 - Registrability.

§ 6-2-3. Registrability.No person may register a mark if it:(1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter;(2) Consists of or comprises matter that may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute;(3) 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;(4) Consists of or comprises the name, signature, or portrait of any living individual, except with his or her written consent;(5) When applied to the goods or services of the applicant is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or when applied to the goods or services of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or is primarily merely a surname. Provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the registration of a mark used in the state by the applicant that 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 as a mark by the applicant in the state or elsewhere for the five (5) years next preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration; or(6) So resembles a mark registered in the state or a mark or trade name previously used in the 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.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-4 - Certificate of registration.

§ 6-2-4. Certificate of registration.(a) 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.(b) 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 business corporation, non-profit corporation, limited liability partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, the state of incorporation, or formation, as applicable, 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 the 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.(c) Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state under the provisions of this section, or a copy of a certificate of registration duly certified by the secretary, shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of the state.(d) Registration of or renewal of a mark provided by this chapter shall be constructive notice of the registrant's claim of ownership and shall, when introduced in any action, be prima facie evidence of the registrant's exclusive right to use the registered mark in this state on goods or services specified in the registration subject to any conditions or limitations stated in the registration, but shall not preclude an opposing party from proving any legal or equitable defense or defect that might have been asserted if the mark had not been registered.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-5 - Duration and renewal.

§ 6-2-5. Duration and renewal.(a) Registration of a mark under this chapter shall be effective for a term of ten (10) years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six (6) months prior to the expiration of the 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 fifty dollars ($50.00), payable to the secretary of state, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration.(b) A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten (10) years in like manner.(c) The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks under this chapter of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten (10) years from the date of registration by writing to the last known address of the registrants.(d) All applications for renewals under this chapter, whether of registrations made under this chapter or of registrations effected under any prior law, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-6 - Assignment.

§ 6-2-6. Assignment.Any mark and its registration under this chapter 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 twenty dollars ($20.00) 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 its last renewal. An assignment of any registration shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the secretary of state within three (3) months after the date of assignment or prior to any subsequent purchase.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-7 - Records.

§ 6-2-7. Records.The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-8 - Cancellation.

§ 6-2-8. Cancellation.The secretary of state shall cancel:(1) Any registration that the secretary of state shall receive concerning a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;(2) Any registration granted and not renewed in accordance with the provision of this chapter;(3) Any registration that the superior court shall find:(i) That the registered mark has been abandoned;(ii) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark;(iii) That the registration was improperly granted;(iv) That the registration was fraudulently obtained; or(v) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States patent office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this chapter, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he or she is the owner of a concurrent registration of his or her mark in the United States patent office covering an area including the state, the registration under this chapter shall not be cancelled;(4) Any registration ordered cancelled by the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-9 - Classification.

§ 6-2-9. Classification.The secretary of state shall promulgate rules and regulations for the determination of classes of goods and services for the convenience of the administration of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-10 - Fraudulent registration.

§ 6-2-10. Fraudulent registration.Any person who shall for him or herself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the secretary of state by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of the filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-11 - Infringement.

§ 6-2-11. Infringement.Subject to the provisions of § 6-2-14, any person who shall:(1) Use, without consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate any mark and apply the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in the state of the goods or services; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of the registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in § 6-2-13, except that under this section the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that the mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-12 - Injury to business reputation - Dilution.

§ 6-2-12. Injury to business reputation — Dilution.Likelihood of injury to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a mark registered under this chapter or a mark valid at common law or a trade name valid at common law shall be a ground for injunctive relief notwithstanding the absence of competition between the parties or the absence of confusion as to the source of goods or services.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-13 - Remedies.

§ 6-2-13. Remedies.Any owner of a mark registered under this chapter may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations, and the superior court may grant injunctions to restrain the manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be deemed just and reasonable by the court and may require the defendants to pay to the owner all profits derived from and all damages suffered by reason of the wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale; and the court may also order that any counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in the case be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-14 - Common law rights.

§ 6-2-14. Common law rights.Nothing in this chapter shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of the rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time in common law.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-15 - Severability.

§ 6-2-15. Severability.If any provision of any section of this chapter shall be held invalid, the remainder of the sections and the application of the provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-16 - Termination of prior registrations - Notice.

§ 6-2-16. Termination of prior registrations — Notice.Any registration of trademarks in force on October 1, 1975 shall expire ten (10) years from the date of the registration or one year after October 1, 1975, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by the secretary and paying the renewal fee within six (6) months prior to the expiration of the registration.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 17.
RI Gen L § 6-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-9 - Sale of Oils|Section 6-9-1 - Repealed.

§ 6-9-1. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 143, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 169, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 199, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 381, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-9-1; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 5, effective December 31, 2014.
RI Gen L § 6-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-9 - Sale of Oils|Section 6-9-2 - Repealed.

§ 6-9-2. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 143, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 169, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 199, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 381, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-9-2; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 5, effective December 31, 2014.
RI Gen L § 6-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-9 - Sale of Oils|Section 6-9-3 - Repealed.

§ 6-9-3. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 143, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 169, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 199, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 381, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-9-3; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 5, effective December 31, 2014.
RI Gen L § 6-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-9 - Sale of Oils|Section 6-9-4 - Repealed.

§ 6-9-4. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 143, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 169, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 199, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 381, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-9-4; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 5, effective December 31, 2014.
RI Gen L § 6-10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-1 - Labeling as to weight or length required.

§ 6-10-1. Labeling as to weight or length required.It shall be unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any sewing, basting, mending, darning, crochet, tatting, handknitting, or embroidery thread, put up or packaged in advance of sale on spools, tubes, cones, bobbins, or in balls, skeins, or other similar forms referred to in this chapter as units, for either wholesale or retail sale, unless each of the units is definitely, plainly, and conspicuously marked to show the net weight in terms of avoirdupois pounds and ounces, or the length in yards of the thread, subject, however, to all of the following provisions of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 141, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 167, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 197, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-1.
RI Gen L § 6-10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-2 - Length of small units to be shown - Bobbins - Packages for household use.

§ 6-10-2. Length of small units to be shown — Bobbins — Packages for household use.When the net weight of the thread in or on any unit is less than two (2) ounces avoirdupois, the unit shall be marked to show the length of the thread in yards as unwound from the unit. Ready-wound bobbins that are not sold separately shall not be required to be individually marked, but the package containing the bobbins shall be marked to show the number of bobbins contained in the package and the net weight or measure of the thread on each bobbin. Any retail unit of thread, sold only for household use, consisting of a package containing two (2) or more similar individual units, that are not sold separately, shall be marked to show the number of individual units in the package and the net weight or measure of the thread in each individual unit, but this provision shall not apply where the individual units are separately marked.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 2; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 6-10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-3 - Identification of manufacturer or distributor.

§ 6-10-3. Identification of manufacturer or distributor.The marking required by this chapter shall in all cases be in combination with the name and place of business of the manufacturer or distributor of the thread, or a trademark, symbol, brand, or other mark that positively identifies the manufacturer or distributor and which shall be filed with the state sealer of weights and measures in the state department of labor and training.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 3; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-3; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 6-10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-4 - Determination of net content.

§ 6-10-4. Determination of net content.The net content of any unit of thread shall be determined by ascertaining the average net weight or yardage of not less than ten (10) units of thread of the same type and put-up, selected at random from the units kept for the purpose of sale, sold, exposed, or offered for sale. That average shall not be less by more than three percent (3%) than the weight or yardage marked on the units or the package containing the units.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 4; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-4.
RI Gen L § 6-10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-5 - Enforcement of chapter.

§ 6-10-5. Enforcement of chapter.The state sealer of weights and measures in the state department of labor and training shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter. All actions, suits, complaints, and prosecutions for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be brought by and in the name of the state sealer of weights and measures, or by and in the name of the state director of labor and training or his or her duly authorized representative.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 5; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-5.
RI Gen L § 6-10-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-6 - Penalty for violations.

§ 6-10-6. Penalty for violations.Any person, firm, or corporation who willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each separate offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 141, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 167, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 197, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 2; G.L., ch. 387, § 6; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-6; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 18; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 6-10-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-10 - Labeling of Thread|Section 6-10-7 - Wool products exempt.

§ 6-10-7. Wool products exempt.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to wool or to textile products made in whole or in part of wool.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 387, § 7; P.L. 1952, ch. 3009, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-10-7.