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AL Code § 8-12-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 2 - Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks.|Section 8-12-17 - Injunctive Relief; Famous Marks.

Section 8-12-17Injunctive relief; famous marks. (a) Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of a mark which is famous and distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, in this state shall be entitled to an injunction against another person's commercial use of a mark, if such use begins after the famous mark has become famous and is likely to cause dilution of the famous mark, and to obtain such other relief as is provided in this section. (b) A mark is famous if it is widely recognized by the general consuming public of this state or a significant geographic area in this state as a designation of source of the goods or services or the business of the mark's owner. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to: (1) The duration, extent, and geographic reach of advertising and publicity of the mark in this state, whether advertised or publicized by the owner or third parties. (2) The amount, volume, and geographic extent of sales offered under the mark in this state. (3) The extent of actual recognition of the mark in this state or a significant geographic area in this state. (4) Whether the mark is the subject of a state registration in this state, or a federal registration under the Act of March 3, 1881, or under the Act of February 20, 1905, or on the principal register under the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended. (c) In an action brought under this section, the owner of a famous mark shall be entitled to injunctive relief throughout the geographic area in which the mark is found to have become famous prior to commencement of the junior use, but not beyond the borders of this state. If the person against whom the injunctive relief is sought willfully intended to cause dilution of the famous mark, then the owner shall also be entitled to the remedies set forth in this chapter, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity. (d) The following shall not be actionable under this section:  (1) Any fair use, including a nominative or descriptive fair use, or facilitation of such fair use, of a famous mark by another person other than as a designation of source for the person's own goods or services or business, including use in connection with: a. Advertising or promotion that permits consumers to compare goods or services or businesses; or b. Identifying and parodying, criticizing, or commenting upon the famous mark owner or the goods or services or business of the famous mark owner. (2) Noncommercial use of the mark and all forms of news reporting and news commentary. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §12; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1; Act 2010-747, p. 1886, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 2 - Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks.|Section 8-12-18 - Remedies.

Section 8-12-18Remedies. (a) Any owner of a mark registered under this article may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations thereof and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be by the court deemed just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay to such owner all profits derived from, and/or all damages suffered by reason of, such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, and to pay the costs of the action. In assessing profits, the owner shall be required to prove defendant's sales only; defendant must prove all elements of cost or deduction claimed. The 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. (b) In assessing damages the court may enter judgment, according to the circumstances of the case, for any sum above the amount found as actual damages, up to a trebling of such amount. If the court shall find that the amount of the recovery based on profits is either inadequate or excessive, the court may enter judgment for such sum as the court shall find to be just, according to the circumstances of the case. Such sum in either of the above circumstances shall constitute compensation and not a penalty.  (c) The court may award reasonable attorney fees as follows: (1) To a prevailing owner in such cases when the court finds the defendant willfully intended infringement or dilution.  (2) To a prevailing defendant in such cases as the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act provides. (d) The enumeration of any right or remedy in this article shall not affect an owner's right to prosecute under any penal law of this state. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §13; Act 2010-747, p. 1886, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 2 - Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks.|Section 8-12-19 - Common-Law Rights.

Section 8-12-19Common-law rights. Nothing in this article shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §14.)
AL Code § 8-12-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 3 - Names, Marks, etc., on Beverage Containers.|Section 8-12-20 - Registration of Names, Marks, Etc.

Section 8-12-20Registration of names, marks, etc. Any person or corporation engaged in manufacturing, bottling, or selling soda water, mineral or aerated waters, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream, beer, ale, or other beverages in bottles, siphons, fountains, or kegs with his or its name or other mark or device branded, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, impressed, or otherwise produced upon such bottles, siphons, fountains, or kegs, or on the boxes used in such business, may file in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which his, or its, place of business is situated, and also in the office of the Secretary of State, a description of the name, mark, or device so used and cause such description and a notice of its filing to be printed once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which such notice is filed. (Code 1896, §5567; Code 1907, §7318; Code 1923, §4899; Code 1940, T. 57, §89.)
AL Code § 8-12-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 3 - Names, Marks, etc., on Beverage Containers.|Section 8-12-21 - Unauthorized Refilling, Defacing of Marks on or Trafficking in Containers.

Section 8-12-21Unauthorized refilling, defacing of marks on or trafficking in containers. Any person or corporation who fills with soda water, mineral or aerated waters, ginger ale, milk, cream, beer, other beverages, medicines, compounds, or mixtures, any bottle, box, siphon, fountain, or keg marked or distinguished by any name, mark, or device of which a description shall have been filed and published as provided in Section 8-12-20, or who defaces, erases, obliterates, covers up, or otherwise removes or conceals any such name, mark, or device, or who sells, buys, gives, receives, or otherwise disposes of or traffics in the same without the written consent of, unless the same shall have been purchased from, the person or corporation whose mark or device shall be upon the bottle, box, siphon, fountain, or keg so filled, trafficked in, used, or dealt with, must be punished on conviction for the first offense by imprisonment in the county jail or at hard labor for the county for not less than 10 days nor more than one year or fined $.50 for each such bottle, box, siphon, fountain, or keg so filled, sold, used, disposed of, bought, or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for each subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not less than 20 days nor more than one year or by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $5 for each such bottle, box, siphon, fountain, or keg so filled, sold, used, disposed of, bought, or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the jury. (Code 1896, §5568; Code 1907, §7319; Code 1923, §4900; Code 1940, T. 57, §;90.)
AL Code § 8-12-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 3 - Names, Marks, etc., on Beverage Containers.|Section 8-12-22 - Use, Furnishing, Trafficking, or Possession of Containers Without Consent Presumptive Evidence of Unlawful Use or Purchase.

Section 8-12-22Use, furnishing, trafficking, or possession of containers without consent presumptive evidence of unlawful use or purchase. The use by any person or corporation, other than the person or corporation whose name, mark, or device may be, or may have been, upon the same, without the written consent of, or purchase from, the owner of any bottle, box, siphon, fountain, or keg, a description of the name, mark, or device whereon shall have been filed and published as provided in Section 8-12-20, for the sale of soda water, mineral, or aerated water, ginger ale, milk, cream, beer, ale, or other beverages, any article of merchandise, medicines, compounds, or preparations, or for the furnishing of such similar beverages to customers or the buying, selling, using, disposing of, or trafficking in any such bottles, boxes, siphons, fountains, or kegs by any person or corporation other than the person or corporation owning the name, mark, or device thereon of such owner, without his written consent, or the having by any junk dealer, or dealer in secondhand articles, possession of any such bottles, siphons, boxes, fountains, or kegs without the written consent of the owner, shall be presumptive evidence of the unlawful use or purchase of or traffic in such bottles, boxes, siphons, fountains, or kegs. (Code 1896, §5569; Code 1907, §7320; Code 1923, §4901; Code 1940, T. 57, §91.)
AL Code § 8-12-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 3 - Names, Marks, etc., on Beverage Containers.|Section 8-12-23 - Issuance of Search Warrant for Containers Unlawfully Used or Held.

Section 8-12-23Issuance of search warrant for containers unlawfully used or held. Whenever any person, corporation, or their agent shall make oath before any judge that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that any of his bottles, boxes, siphons, fountains, or kegs, a description of the name, marks, or devices whereon has been filed and published as provided in Section 8-12-20, are being unlawfully used, filled, or had by any person or corporation manufacturing or selling soda, mineral, or aerated waters, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream, beer, ale, or other beverages, or that any junk dealer, dealer in secondhand articles, vendor of bottles, or any person or corporation has any such bottles, boxes, siphons, fountains, or kegs in his possession or secreted in any place, such judge must issue a search warrant to discover and seize such property, whereupon such proceedings must be had as in other cases in which search warrants have issued. (Code 1896, §5570; Code 1907, §7321; Code 1923, §4902; Code 1940, T. 57, §92.)
AL Code § 8-12-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.|Section 8-12-40 - Purchase, Sale, etc., of Container Upon Which Name Appears.

Section 8-12-40Purchase, sale, etc., of container upon which name appears. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, other than the owner thereof, to purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or transport for sale any bottle, can, crate, or other container upon which or in which, appears in permanent form, the name, trade name, or trademark of the owner thereof, in which milk or milk products are sold and delivered with the understanding at the time of such sale and delivery of the contents thereof that such bottle, can, crate, or container is the property of the person, firm, or corporation whose name, trade name, or trademark is designated in permanent form thereon or therein; provided, that this section shall not apply to the manufacturers of such bottles, cans, crates, or like containers, nor shall it apply to purchasers at execution sales or other judicial sales; provided further, that any person, firm, or corporation who may sell or otherwise dispose of his, their, or its business in bulk may transfer his, their, or its bottles, cans, crates, or containers to his, their, or its vendee by bill of sale; provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to bottle exchanges which are operated by or patronized by the owners of such bottles, cans, crates, or like containers. (Acts 1931, No. 703, p. 827; Code 1940, T. 2, §402.)
AL Code § 8-12-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.|Section 8-12-41 - Presumption of Ownership.

Section 8-12-41Presumption of ownership. Whenever the name, trade name, or trademark of any person, firm, or corporation appears in permanent form upon, or in, any milk bottle, can, crate, or container of any kind in which milk or milk products are sold and delivered, such fact shall create a rebuttable presumption that such person, firm, or corporation is the owner thereof. (Acts 1931, No. 703, p. 827; Code 1940, T. 2, §403.)
AL Code § 8-12-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.|Section 8-12-42 - Possession by Secondhand or Junk Dealer Prima Facie Evidence of Violation.

Section 8-12-42Possession by secondhand or junk dealer prima facie evidence of violation. The use, possession, or control by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, renting, receiving, storing, transporting, or dealing in secondhand merchandise or junk of any milk bottle, can, crate, carton, or container which has marked thereon or therein, in permanent form, the name of any dairy, dairyman, milk producer, milk distributor, milk vendor, or milk dealer shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of Section 8-12-40. (Acts 1931, No. 703, p. 827; Code 1940, T. 2, §404.)
AL Code § 8-12-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.|Section 8-12-43 - Enforcement of Article.

Section 8-12-43Enforcement of article. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall enforce the provisions of this article. (b) The provisions of Article 2, Chapter 2 of Title 2 shall be applicable to this article.
AL Code § 8-12-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.|Section 8-12-44 - Penalty for Violation of Article.

Section 8-12-44Penalty for violation of article. Any person violating any provision of this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months. (Ag. Code 1927, §611; Code 1940, T. 2, §12.)
AL Code § 8-14-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 8-14-1 - Records to Be Kept by Persons Selling Personal Property at Auction; Inspection of Records by Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 8-14-1Records to be kept by persons selling personal property at auction; inspection of records by law enforcement officers. (a) Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling personal property at public auction in the State of Alabama, whether the same shall be their own property or whether they sell the same at auction as agent or employee of others, shall keep and maintain records in which shall be described and inventoried all articles of personal property received by such person, firm, or corporation for sale at auction, including the date of such receipt, the date of sale, the names and addresses of persons from whom the property was received for sale, and the names and addresses of persons to whom the property was sold; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of livestock at auction. (b) The records required to be kept by this section shall be open at all times to inspection by all law enforcement officers; and persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of selling personal property at public auction are required in any case to give all information they may have of property received and sold or offered for sale by them. (c) Any person, firm, or corporation failing, neglecting, or refusing to keep and maintain the records provided for in this section or to permit the inspection thereof by the proper authorities shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 428, p. 572, §§1, 2, 3.)
AL Code § 8-14-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 2 - Sale of Gold, Silver, Watches, Jewelry, China, Etc.|Section 8-14-20 - Sales at Auction Restricted.

Section 8-14-20Sales at auction restricted. Repealed by Act 98-271, §3, effective July 1, 1998 . (Acts 1923, No. 522, p. 691; Code 1923, §3319; Code 1940, T. 57, §84.)
AL Code § 8-14-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 2 - Sale of Gold, Silver, Watches, Jewelry, China, Etc.|Section 8-14-21 - Prohibited Hours of Sale.

Section 8-14-21Prohibited hours of sale. Repealed by Act 98-271, §3, effective July 1, 1998 . (Code 1923, §3320; Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 322, p. 314; Code 1940, T. 57, §85.)
AL Code § 8-14-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 2 - Sale of Gold, Silver, Watches, Jewelry, China, Etc.|Section 8-14-22 - By-Bidders, Cappers, and Boosters.

Section 8-14-22By-bidders, cappers, and boosters. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as by-bidder, or what is commonly known as capper or booster, at any public auction regulated by this article, or to place, offer, or make any false bid to buy, or pretend to buy, any article sold or offered for sale at any such auction sale. (Acts 1923, No. 522, p. 691; Code 1923, §3321; Code 1940, T. 57, §86.)
AL Code § 8-14-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 2 - Sale of Gold, Silver, Watches, Jewelry, China, Etc.|Section 8-14-23 - Descriptions of Goods Considered Warranties.

Section 8-14-23Descriptions of goods considered warranties. Any person, firm, or corporation selling, disposing of, or offering for sale at public auction any gold, silver, plated ware, precious stones, watches, clocks, jewelry, bric-a-brac, china, or glassware shall be truthful in describing the same with respect to the character, quality, kind, and description of the same, which, for the purpose thereof, shall be considered as warranties. (Acts 1923, No. 522, p. 691; Code 1923, §3322; Code 1940, T. 57, §87.)
AL Code § 8-14-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 14 - Public Auctions.|Article 2 - Sale of Gold, Silver, Watches, Jewelry, China, Etc.|Section 8-14-24 - Penalty for Violation of Article.

Section 8-14-24Penalty for violation of article. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be fined upon conviction in a sum not exceeding $500, to which may be added imprisonment for not exceeding 90 days in the discretion of the court. (Acts 1923, No. 522, p. 691; Code 1923, §3323; Code 1940, T. 57, §88.)
AL Code § 8-15-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 15 - Public Warehouses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 8-15-1 - Definition; Supervision by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

Section 8-15-1Definition; supervision by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (a) All buildings, structures, or other protected enclosures used for storage of cotton or other articles of value for the public, with or without compensation, and all buildings, structures, or other protected enclosures for the storage of cotton or other articles of value where a statement is issued acknowledging the receipt of the articles of goods stored and undertaking to deliver the same are declared to be public warehouses. (b) All such warehouses shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, whose duty it shall be to enforce the requirements of the law and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries relative to public warehouses. (c) The term "public warehouse," as used in this chapter, shall not be construed as applying to any building, structure, or protected enclosure, or portion thereof, used exclusively for the checking or storing of hats, wearing apparel, or baggage or exclusively for the storing of furs when the storage thereof is merely incidental to the business of a dealer therein or to the business of cleaning or renovating such furs. (Ag. Code 1927, §388; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Acts 1939, No. 443, p. 586; Code 1940, T. 2, §568; Acts 1943, No. 301, p. 260.)
AL Code § 8-15-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 15 - Public Warehouses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 8-15-2 - Promulgation of Standards, Character of Records, Rules and Regulations by State Board of Agriculture and Industries.

Section 8-15-2Promulgation of standards, character of records, rules and regulations by State Board of Agriculture and Industries. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to: (1) Provide the standards as to the suitability or adequacy for the purpose for which it is used or intended of any warehouse building, structure, or protected enclosure used for the storage of cotton or other articles of value; (2) Prescribe the character of records; and (3) Promulgate such other rules and regulations relative to the conduct of the business of a public warehouse and such as are necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter. (Ag. Code 1927, §389; Acts 1939, No. 443, p. 586; Code 1940, T. 2, §569.)