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NC Gen Stat § 80-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-6 - Assignment.

 80-6. Assignment.(a) Any mark and its registration hereunder shall be assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill 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 upon the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), payable to the Secretary 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 Article shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the Secretary within three months after the date thereof or prior to subsequent purchase.(b) Any registrant or applicant effecting a change of the name of the person to whom the mark was issued or for whom an application was filed may record a certificate of change of name of the registrant or applicant with the Secretary upon payment of the recording fee required under G.S. 80-7. The Secretary may issue a certificate of registration of an assigned application in the name of the assignee. The Secretary may issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration or for the last renewal of the registration.(c) Other instruments that relate to a mark registered or application pending pursuant to this Article, including licenses, security interests, and mortgages, may be recorded in the discretion of the Secretary, upon payment of the recording fee required under G.S. 80-7. Instruments authorized under this subsection shall be in writing and duly executed.(d) Acknowledgment shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment or other instrument and, when recorded by the Secretary, the record shall be prima facie evidence of execution.(e) A photocopy of any instrument referenced in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section shall be accepted for recording if it is certified by any party to the instrument, or the party's successor, to be a true and correct copy of the original. (Rev., s. 3016; C.S., s. 3975; 1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1991, c. 626, s. 6; 1997-476, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-7 - Records.

 80-7. Records.The Secretary shall keep for public examination all assignments recorded under G.S. 80-6 and a record of all marks registered or renewed under this Article. The Secretary shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a trademark or service mark:(1) Five dollars ($5.00) for the certificate, and(2) One dollar ($1.00) per page for copying or comparing a copy to the original.The Secretary shall collect a recording fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for recording name changes of corporate registrants and for recording transfers of the registration of any mark by merger or consolidation if the articles of merger or consolidation are records not on file in the Corporate Division of the Department of the Secretary of State. (1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1991, c. 626, s. 7; 1997-476, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-8 - Cancellation.

 80-8. Cancellation.The Secretary shall cancel from the register, in whole or in part:(1) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 626, s. 8.(2) Any registration concerning which the Secretary shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.(3) All registrations granted under this Article and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof.(4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find:a. That the registered mark has been abandoned or has become incapable of serving as a mark;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;e. That the registration is for a mark that is or has become the generic name for the goods or services for which it has been registered or for a portion of the goods or services for which it has been registered;f. That the registration was obtained by means of materially false statements in the application for registration; org. That the registration is so similar to another mark used in the State as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive if (i) the other mark was registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office prior to the date of the applicant's first use of the mark that is the subject of the application for registration, and (ii) the other mark has not been abandoned. However, if the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a concurrent registration of a mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including the entire State, the registration shall not be cancelled.(5) Any registration when a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation thereof.(6), (7) Repealed by Session Laws 1997-476, s. 10. (1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1991, c. 626, s. 8; 1997-476, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-9 - Classification.

 80-9. Classification.The Secretary shall establish a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this Article, 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 for which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. When a single application includes goods or services that fall within multiple classes, the Secretary may require payment of a fee for each class. The Secretary may amend the classes herein established to conform them to the classification established for the United States Patent and Trademark Office as from time to time amended. (1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1991, c. 626, s. 9; 1997-476, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-10 - Fraudulent registration.

 80-10. Fraudulent registration.Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the Secretary under the provisions hereof, 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 filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction. (1903, c. 271, s. 5; Rev., s. 3018; C.S., s. 3977; 1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1997-476, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-11 - Infringement.

 80-11. Infringement.Subject to the provisions of G.S. 80-13, any person who shall(1) Use in this State without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this Article in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services; or(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy or colorably imitate any such mark and apply such 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 this State of such goods or services;shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of such registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in G.S. 80-12, except that under subdivision (2) hereof the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages or any penalty unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. (1903, c. 271, s. 6; Rev., s. 3019; C.S., s. 3978; 1967, c. 1007, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-12 - Violation a deceptive or unfair trade practice.

 80-12. Violation a deceptive or unfair trade practice.A violation of G.S. 80-10 or G.S. 80-11 constitutes a violation of G.S. 75-1.1. (1903, c. 271, s. 8; Rev., s. 3021; C.S., s. 3980; 1941, c. 255, s. 3; 1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1995, c. 436, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-13 - Common-law rights.

 80-13. Common-law rights.Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law. (1967, c. 1007, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 1 - Trademark Registration Act.|§ 80-14 - Severability of Article.

 80-14. Severability of Article.If any provision hereof, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Article shall not be affected thereby. (1967, c. 1007, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-15 - Timber dealers may adopt.

 80-15. Timber dealers may adopt.Any person dealing in timber in any form shall be known as a timber dealer and as such may adopt a trademark, in the manner and with the effect in this Article provided. (1903, c. 261, s. 1; Rev., s. 3023; C.S., s. 3985.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-16 - How adopted, registered and published.

 80-16. How adopted, registered and published.Every such dealer desiring to adopt a trademark may do so pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 80 of the General Statutes. Nothing in this section invalidates or otherwise alters the legal effect of any timber mark registered according to the law in effect at the time of registration.  (1889, c. 142; 1903, c. 261, s. 2; Rev., s. 3024; C.S., s. 3986; 1999, c. 456, s. 59; 2012-18, s. 1.11.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-17 - Property in and use of trademarks.

 80-17. Property in and use of trademarks.Every trademark so adopted shall, from the date thereof, be the exclusive property of the person adopting the same. The proprietor of such trademark shall, in using the same, cause it to be plainly stamped, branded or otherwise impressed upon each piece of timber upon which the same is placed. (1889, c. 142; 1903, c. 261, ss. 3, 4; Rev., s. 3025; C.S., s. 3987.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-18 - Effect of branding timber purchased.

 80-18. Effect of branding timber purchased.When timber is purchased by the proprietor of any such trademark, and the said trademark is placed thereon as hereinbefore provided, such timber shall thenceforth be deemed the property of such purchaser, without any other or further delivery thereof, and such timber shall thereafter be at the risk of the purchaser, unless otherwise provided by contract in writing between the parties. (1889, c. 142; 1903, c. 261, s. 6; Rev., s. 3026; C.S., s. 3988.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-19 - Trademark on timber evidence of ownership.

 80-19. Trademark on timber evidence of ownership.In any action, suit or contest in which the title to any timber, upon which any trademark has been placed as aforesaid, shall come in question, it shall be presumed that such timber was the property of the proprietor of such trademark, in the absence of satisfactory proof to the contrary. (1903, c. 261, s. 7; Rev., s. 3027; C.S., s. 3989.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-20 - Fraudulent use of timber trademark, misdemeanor.

 80-20. Fraudulent use of timber trademark, misdemeanor.If any person shall use or attempt to use any timber trademark without the written consent of the proprietor thereof, or falsely and fraudulently place any trademark on timber not the property of the owner of such trademark without his written consent, or intentionally and without lawful authority remove, deface or destroy any timber trademark or the imprint thereof on any timber or intentionally put any such timber in such a position or place so remote from the stream from which it was taken or on which it was afloat as to render it inconvenient or unnecessarily expensive to replace the same in such stream, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1903, c. 261, ss. 3-5; Rev., s. 3854; C.S., s. 3990; 1993, c. 539, s. 584; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-21 - Larceny of branded timber.

 80-21. Larceny of branded timber.If any person shall knowingly and unlawfully buy, sell, take and carry away, secrete, destroy or convert to his own use, any timber upon which a trademark is stamped, branded or otherwise impressed, or shall knowingly and unlawfully buy, sell, take and carry away, secrete, destroy or convert to his own use, any timber upon which a trademark has been intentionally and without lawful authority removed, defaced or destroyed, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny thereof and punished as in other cases of larceny. (1903, c. 261, s. 5; Rev., s. 3853; C.S., s. 3991.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-22 - Altering timber trademark crime.

 80-22. Altering timber trademark crime.If any person shall willfully change, alter, erase or destroy any registered timber mark or brand put or cut upon any logs, timber, lumber or boards, except by the consent of the owner thereof, with intent to steal the said logs or timber, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1889, c. 142, s. 3; 1903, c. 41; Rev., s. 3855; C.S., s. 3992; 1943, c. 543; 1993, c. 539, s. 585; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 2 - Timber Marks.|§ 80-23 - Possession of branded logs without consent, misdemeanor.

 80-23. Possession of branded logs without consent, misdemeanor.If any person shall knowingly and willfully take up or have in his possession any log, timber, lumber or board upon which a registered timber mark or brand has been put or cut, except by the consent of the owner thereof, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1889, c. 142, s. 4; 1903, c. 42; Rev., s. 3856; C.S., s. 3993; 1993, c. 539, s. 586; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 4 - Farm Names.|§ 80-38 - When transfer of farm carries name.

 80-38. When transfer of farm carries name.When any owner of a farm, the name of which has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the farm is located according to the law in effect at the time of recording, transfers by deed or otherwise the whole of such farm, such transfer may include the registered name thereof; but if the owner shall transfer only a portion of such farm, then, in the event, the registered name thereof shall not be transferred to the purchaser unless so stated in the deed or conveyance.  (1915, c. 108, s. 4; C.S., s. 4009; 2012-18, s. 1.13.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 4 - Farm Names.|§ 80-39 - Cancellation of registry; fee.

 80-39. Cancellation of registry; fee.When any owner of a farm name that has been registered in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the farm is located desires to cancel the registered name thereof, such owner may record a duly signed and acknowledged instrument to that effect in the register of deeds real estate records.  (1915, c. 108, s. 5; C.S., s. 4010; 2012-18, s. 1.14.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 5 - Stamping of Gold and Silver Articles.|§ 80-40 - Marking gold articles regulated.

 80-40. Marking gold articles regulated.It shall be unlawful to make for sale, or sell, or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of gold or any alloy of gold, and having stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which the article is enclosed, any mark indicating or designed to indicate that the gold, or alloy of gold, therein is of a greater degree of fineness than its actual fineness, unless the actual fineness, in the case of flatware and watchcases, is not less by more than three one-thousandths parts, and in the case of all other articles is not less by more than one-half karat than the fineness indicated, according to the standards and subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth.In any test for ascertaining the fineness of gold or alloy in the articles, according to the required standards, the part of the gold or alloy taken for the test, analysis or assay shall be a part not containing or having attached thereto any solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of the articles. In addition to the foregoing tests and standards, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of gold and of its alloys contained in any article mentioned in this section (except watchcases), including all solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts (all such gold, alloys, and solder being assayed as one piece), shall not be less by more than one karat than the fineness indicated by the mark used as above indicated. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1907, c. 331, s. 1; C.S., s. 4012; 1993, c. 539, s. 587; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 5 - Stamping of Gold and Silver Articles.|§ 80-42 - Marking articles of gold plate regulated.

 80-42. Marking articles of gold plate regulated.It shall be unlawful to make for sale, or sell, or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal, having deposited or plated thereon or brazed or otherwise affixed thereto a plate, plating, covering or sheet of gold, or of any alloy of gold, which article is known in the market as "rolled gold plate," "gold plate," "gold-filled," or "gold electroplate," or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which the article is enclosed, any word or mark usually employed to indicate the fineness of gold, unless such word be accompanied by other words plainly indicating that such article or some part thereof is made of rolled gold plate, or gold plate, or gold electroplate, or is gold-filled, as the case may be. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1907, c. 331, s. 3; C.S., s. 4014; 1993, c. 539, s. 589; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 5 - Stamping of Gold and Silver Articles.|§ 80-43 - Marking articles of silver plate regulated.

 80-43. Marking articles of silver plate regulated.It shall be unlawful to make for sale, or sell, or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal, having deposited or plated thereon or brazed or otherwise affixed thereto, a plate, plating, covering or sheet of silver or of any alloy of silver, which article is known in the market as "silver plate" or "silver electroplate," or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which the article is enclosed, the word "sterling" or the word "coin," either alone or in conjunction with any other words or marks. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1907, c. 331, s. 4; C.S., s. 4015; 1993, c. 539, s. 590; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14 (c)
NC Gen Stat § 80-44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 5 - Stamping of Gold and Silver Articles.|§ 80-44 - Violation of Article misdemeanor.

 80-44. Violation of Article misdemeanor.Every person, firm, corporation or association guilty of a violation of any one of the preceding sections of this Article, and every officer, manager, director or managing agent of any such person, firm, corporation or association directly participating in such violation or consenting thereto, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor: Provided, that if the person charged with violation of this Article shall prove that the article concerning which the charge was made was manufactured prior to June 13, 1907, then the charge shall be dismissed. (1907, c. 331, s. 5; C.S., s. 4016; 1993, c. 539, s. 591; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 80-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 6 - Cattle Brands.|§ 80-45 - Owners of stock to register brand or marks.

 80-45. Owners of stock to register brand or marks.Every person who has any horses, cattle, hogs or sheep may have an earmark or brand different from the earmark or brand of all other persons, which he shall record with the clerk of the board of commissioners of the county where his horses, cattle, hogs or sheep are; and he may brand all horses 18 months old and upwards with the said brand, and earmark all his hogs and sheep six months old and upwards with the said earmark; and earmark or brand all his cattle 12 months old and upwards; and if any dispute shall arise about any earmark or brand, the same shall be decided by the record thereof. (R.C., c. 17, s. 1; Code, s. 2317; Rev., s. 3028; C.S., s. 4017.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-57 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-57 - Purpose.

 80-57. Purpose.The purpose of this Article is to discourage livestock theft by allowing for the voluntary individual registration of brand marks for certain livestock. (1975, c. 261, s. 1.)