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NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.5 - Duration and renewal

56:3-13.5. Duration and renewal  5. Duration and renewal. Registration of a mark with the Secretary of State shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of the term, in a manner complying with the requirements of the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A renewal fee in an amount established by and payable to the Secretary of State, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration.  A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of five years in like manner.  Any registration in force on the effective date of P.L.1995, c.171 (C.56:3-13.1a et al.) shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired term of the registration, and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the Secretary of State complying with the requirements of the Secretary of State and paying the renewal fee established by the Secretary of State within six months prior to the expiration of the registration.  All applications for renewal shall include a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use and shall include a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services.  L.1966,c.263,s.5; amended 1971,c.171,s.3; 1982,c.52,s.9; 1987,c.435,s.24; 1995,c.171,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.6 - Assignment, other instruments

56:3-13.6. Assignment, other instruments  6. Assignment, other instruments. a. Any mark and its registration or application for registration 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 shall be recorded with the Secretary of State upon the payment of the recording fee payable to the Secretary of State. An assignment of any registration under this act shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is filed for recording with the Secretary of State within 20 days after the date of the assignment or prior to the subsequent purchase or transfer.  b. Other instruments which relate to a mark registered or application pending pursuant to this act, including, but not limited to, a change of owner name, shall be recorded by the Secretary of State upon the payment of the recording fee established by and payable to the Secretary of State, provided that the instrument is in writing and executed by the applicant or registrant. Instruments recordable under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, such as security interests and mortgages, and their recordation, shall continue to be governed by and recorded under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.  c. Acknowledgement by the assignee or transferee shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment or other instrument and, when recorded by the Secretary of State, the record shall be prima facie evidence of execution.  d. A photocopy of any instrument referred to in subsections a. and b. of this section shall be accepted for recording if it is certified by any of the parties to the instrument, or their successors, to be a true and correct copy of the original.  L.1966,c.263,s.6; amended 1971,c.171,s.4; 1982,c.52,s.10; 1987,c.435,s.25; 1995,c.171,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.7 - Records

56:3-13.7. Records  7. Records. The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this act and applications for registration of a mark, and all documents recorded pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1966, c.263 (C.56:3-13.6). The Secretary of State shall provide copies of these records to the public upon payment of a fee established by and payable to the Secretary of State.  L.1966,c.263,s.7; amended 1995,c.171,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.7a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.7a - Certificate of availability

56:3-13.7a. Certificate of availability  Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State shall issue upon the payment of a fee of $25.00 a certificate of availability of a mark (one to three marks).  L. 1971, c. 171, s. 5; amended 1982,c.52,s.11; 1987,c.435,s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.8 - Cancellation

56:3-13.8. Cancellation  8. Cancellation. The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register: (a) after one year from the effective date of this act, all registrations under prior acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this act;  (b) any registration concerning which the Secretary of State shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record;  (c) all registrations granted under this act and not renewed in accordance with the provisions of this act;  (d) any registration concerning which a federal court of competent jurisdiction or a court of competent jurisdiction in this State shall find:  (1) that the registered mark has been abandoned; (2) that the registrant is not the owner of the mark; (3) that the registration was granted contrary to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1966, c.263 (C.56:3-13.2);  (4) that the registration was obtained fraudulently; (5) 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 and Trademark Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this act, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including this State, the registration under this act shall not be canceled;  (6) that the mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it has been registered.  (e) when a federal court of competent jurisdiction or a court of competent jurisdiction in this State shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground.  L.1966,c.263,s.8; amended 1995,c.171,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.9a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.9a - Establishment of classification of goods, services

56:3-13.9a. Establishment of classification of goods, services  12. The secretary shall by regulation establish a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this act, but which shall not 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 or services on or in connection with 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 which fall within multiple classes, the secretary shall require payment of a fee for each class. The classification of goods and services shall conform to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to 15 U.S.C. s.1112.  L.1995,c.171,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.10 - Fraudulent registration

56:3-13.10. Fraudulent registration  10. Fraudulent registration. Any person who shall for himself 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 under the provisions of this act, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally 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 injured party in any court of competent jurisdiction.  L.1966,c.263,s.10; amended 1995,c.171,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.13 - Common law rights

56:3-13.13. 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. L.1966, c. 263, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.14 - Severability

56:3-13.14. Severability  If any provision hereof, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not be affected thereby. L.1966, c. 263, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.15 - Repeal

56:3-13.15. Repeal  Sections 56:3-1 to 56:3-13 of the Revised Statutes are repealed, except that as to any suit, proceeding or appeal, and for that purpose only, pending at the time this act takes effect such repeal shall be deemed not to be effective until final determination of said pending suit, proceeding or appeal. L.1966, c. 263, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.17 - Destruction order

56:3-13.17. Destruction order  In any civil action brought pursuant to this act, if the court determines that a mark is counterfeit, the court may order the destruction of all marks, all means of making the marks, and all goods, articles or other matter bearing the marks, which are in the possession or control of the court or any party to the action; or, after obliteration of the counterfeit mark, the court may order the disposal of the aforesaid materials to the State, a civil plaintiff, an eleemosynary institution, or any appropriate private person other than the person from whom the materials were obtained.  L. 1987, c. 454, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.18 - Not exclusive remedy

56:3-13.18. Not exclusive remedy  Nothing in this act shall supersede any provision of federal, State, or other law imposing criminal penalties or affording civil remedies in addition to those provided for in this act, except that no plaintiff who recovers treble damages or treble profits pursuant to subsection d. of section 2 of this act shall also be entitled to corresponding recovery under any other federal, State or other law in connection with the same underlying occurrences or transactions.  L. 1987, c. 454, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.19 - Estoppel

56:3-13.19. Estoppel  A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the State in a criminal proceeding brought under Chapter 20 or 21 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes shall estop the defendant in the action or proceeding in any subsequent civil action as to all matters as to which the judgment in the action or proceeding would be an estoppel between the parties to it.  L. 1987, c. 454, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.20 - Remedies for dilution of famous marks

56:3-13.20. Remedies for dilution of famous marks  13. The owner of a mark which is famous in this State shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity, to an injunction, commencing after the owner's mark becomes famous, against another person's use of the mark which causes dilution of the distinctive quality of the owner's mark, and to obtain other relief provided in this section. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to:  a. The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in this State;  b. The duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services;  c. The duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in this State;  d. The geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used;  e. The channels of trade for the goods or services with which the registrant's mark is used;  f. The degree of recognition of the registrant's mark in its and in the other's trading areas and channels of trade in this State; and  g. The nature and extent of use of the same or similar mark by third parties.  The owner of a famous mark shall be entitled only to injunctive relief in this State in an action brought under this section, unless the subsequent user willfully intended to trade on the owner's reputation or to cause dilution of the owner's mark. If willful intent is proven, the owner shall also be entitled to any other remedies set forth in this act, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity.  L.1995,c.171,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.21 - Regulations, fees

56:3-13.21. Regulations, fees  15. The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the provisions of this act. The regulations promulgated by the secretary shall include the fees payable for the various applications and recording fees and for related services. Unless specified by the secretary, the fees shall not be refundable.  L.1995,c.171,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-14 - Citation of article

56:3-14. Citation of article  This article shall be known and designated as the "New Jersey bottle law" , and may be so cited and referred to in all process and proceedings taken under it and in all courts and places.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-15 - Registration of names, marks or devices authorized

56:3-15. Registration of names, marks or devices authorized  Any person or corporation engaged in manufacturing soda waters, mineral or aerated waters, porter, ale, beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream, ice cream, ice cream mixtures or compounds or any other similar product frozen substantially to the consistency of ice cream, small beer, lager beer, weiss beer, white beer, near beer, or other beverages or medicines, medical preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures, or any person or corporation engaged in bottling or selling any of the above-named articles or products in bottles, barrels, half-barrels, quarter-barrels, boxes, kegs, siphons, tins, ice cream containers, packages, wrappers, cabinets, refrigerators, equipment, or other receptacles or containers, upon which his or its name, or other marks or devices used by him or it, are branded, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, embossed, impressed, or otherwise produced, may register his or its name, mark or device in the manner hereinafter provided, and, upon completing such registration and the publication required by sections 56:3-16 and 56:3-17 of this title, shall be deemed the proprietor of such name, mark or device and of every container upon which such name, mark or device may be branded, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, embossed, impressed or otherwise produced.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-16 - Descriptions of names, marks or devices filed with county clerk and secretary of state

56:3-16. Descriptions of names, marks or devices filed with county clerk and secretary of state  The registration of names, marks or other devices shall be by filing in the office of the clerk of the county in which the principal office of the person or corporation seeking registration is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State, descriptions of such names, marks or other devices. If the applicant for registration has no principal office in this State the names, marks or other devices may be registered by filing descriptions thereof in the office of the clerk of any county in which the applicant does business and in the office of the Secretary of State. For each filing as herein provided the Secretary of State shall receive a fee of $20.00 and the county clerk shall receive a fee of $5.00. Amended by L.1947, c. 102, p. 517, s. 2; L.1971, c. 171, s. 6, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-17 - Descriptions published in newspaper

56:3-17. Descriptions published in newspaper  Any person or corporation seeking to register names, marks or other devices under authority of this article shall first cause the description mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title to be printed once in each week, for two weeks successively, in a newspaper published in the county in which such description may be filed as provided by said section 56:3-16.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-19 - Affidavit of publication as evidence of publication and matters therein stated

56:3-19. Affidavit of publication as evidence of publication and matters therein stated  The affidavit of the printer or publisher of the newspaper, or of his foreman or clerk, in which the description mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title has been printed as required by section 56:3-17 of this title, showing that the same has been published as so required, annexed to a printed copy of the description as published, shall be received as evidence of the required publication and also of the matters therein stated in all courts and places.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-20 - Unlawful use or disposition of containers marked with registered name, mark or device

56:3-20. Unlawful use or disposition of containers marked with registered name, mark or device  No person or corporation, other than the owner or proprietor, of a name, mark or other device mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title, shall fill or cause to be filled with any of the articles or products mentioned in said section 56:3-15, or shall sell, buy, give, take, possess, use, dispose of or traffic in, any bottle, container or receptacle enumerated in said section 56:3-15 which is so marked or distinguished with or by any name, mark or device, a description of which has been filed as provided by section 56:3-16 of this title; nor shall any person or corporation deface, obliterate, destroy, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device on any such bottle, container or receptacle, without the written consent of the owner or proprietor thereof, unless the same has been purchased from such owner or proprietor. No person or corporation, to whom or to which any of the articles or products mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title has been delivered in any of the bottles, containers or receptacles mentioned in said section 56:3-15 by the owners or proprietors thereof, shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this article by having in his possession any such marked receptacles, unless such person or corporation retains such bottles, containers or receptacles for a period longer than is reasonably necessary after the contents placed therein by the owner or proprietor thereof have been removed therefrom.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-21 - Violations of article; imprisonment or fine

56:3-21. Violations of article; imprisonment or fine  Any person, acting for himself or as the agent of any person, firm or corporation, who violates the provisions of this article shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than one year, or by a fine of five dollars for each bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title filled, sold, bought, given, taken, used, disposed of, trafficked in or possessed in contravention of this article, or by both such imprisonment and fine, and for each subsequent offense by imprisonment for not less than twenty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of ten dollars for each such bottle, container or receptacle so filled, sold, bought, given, taken, possessed, used, disposed of, or trafficked in, or by both such imprisonment and fine, in the discretion of the court or magistrate before which or whom the offense is tried.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-22 - Taking possession of unlawfully used containers marked with registered name, mark or device

56:3-22. Taking possession of unlawfully used containers marked with registered name, mark or device  The owner or proprietor, or his or its agents, may take possession of any bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title used in violation of this article, whether the same be empty, or full or partly full of any liquid, beverage or other substance, and shall not be liable in damages therefor, or for any trespass arising out of such taking possession. If any person having possession of any such bottle, container or receptacle refuses to empty the same of its contents, immediately, upon notice and demand by the owner or proprietor thereof, or his or its agents, such owner or proprietor or agents may empty such bottle, container or receptacle, and shall not be liable therefor.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-23 - Collection and enforcement of penalties, jurisdiction

56:3-23. Collection and enforcement of penalties, jurisdiction  56:3-23. The Superior Court and any municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of this article. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of any person.  Amended 1953,c.53,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.520.