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AL Code § 8-6-194 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 6 - Securities.|Article 8 - Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Financial Protection Act of 2021|Section 8-6-194 - Financial Service Provider Authorized to Contact Certain Individuals or Entities Upon Suspicion of Financial Exploitation; Disclosure of Information.

Section 8-6-194Financial service provider authorized to contact certain individuals or entities upon suspicion of financial exploitation; disclosure of information. (a) A financial service provider may offer to a customer who is an elderly or vulnerable adult the opportunity to submit and periodically update a list of individuals or entities that the elderly or vulnerable adult authorizes the financial service provider to contact when the financial service provider has reasonable cause to suspect that the elderly or vulnerable adult is a victim or a target of financial exploitation. (b) A financial service provider that has reasonable cause to suspect that an elderly or vulnerable adult is the victim or target of financial exploitation may convey the suspicion to one or more of the following, provided that the person is not the suspected perpetrator: (1) An individual or entity on the list described in subsection (a), if a list has been provided by the elderly or vulnerable adult to the financial service provider. (2) A co-owner, additional authorized signatory, or beneficiary on the elderly or vulnerable adult's account at the financial institution. (3) A third party reasonably associated with the elderly or vulnerable adult. (c) When providing information under this section, a financial service provider may limit the information and disclose only that the financial service provider has reasonable cause to suspect that the elderly or vulnerable adult may be a victim or target of financial exploitation without disclosing any other details or confidential personal information regarding the financial affairs of the elderly or vulnerable adult. (d) A financial service provider may choose not to contact one or more individuals or entities on the list provided pursuant to subsection (a) if the financial service provider suspects that the person or persons are engaged in financial exploitation. (e) A financial service provider may rely on information provided by the customer in compiling a list of contact persons. (f) A financial service provider or an officer or employee of a financial service provider, acting in a reasonable manner, is immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for contacting a person or electing not to contact a person under this section and for actions taken in furtherance of that determination. (g) Any contact or disclosure of information made pursuant to this section is exempt from any applicable state customer consent and customer notice statutes or rules. (Act 2021-78, §5.)
AL Code § 8-6-195 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 6 - Securities.|Article 8 - Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Financial Protection Act of 2021|Section 8-6-195 - Construction and Application of Article.

Section 8-6-195Construction and application of article. (a) All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this article are repealed. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, nothing in this article shall be construed as altering or amending Article 7, commencing with Section 8-6-170, of Chapter 6, the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, which relates to broker-dealers and investment advisors protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed as altering or amending a contract, including a deposit agreement, to which a financial service provider is a party. (Act 2021-78, §6.)
AL Code § 8-12-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 8-12-1 - Appropriation of Trademark to Designate Origin or Ownership.

Section 8-12-1Appropriation of trademark to designate origin or ownership. One who produces or deals in a particular thing or conducts a particular business may appropriate to his exclusive use, as a trademark, any form, symbol, or name which has not been so appropriated by another to designate the origin or ownership thereof; but he cannot exclusively appropriate any designation, or part of a designation, which relates only to the name, quality, or the description of the thing or business or the place where the thing is produced or the business is carried on. (Code 1923, §10370; Code 1940, T. 47, §271.)
AL Code § 8-12-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 8-12-3 - Defacing Identifying Mark on Encumbered Personal Property; Presumption of Guilt by Possession.

Section 8-12-3Defacing identifying mark on encumbered personal property; presumption of guilt by possession. (a) Any person who defaces, or permits the same to be done, with intent to defraud any trademark, or other identifying mark, on any automobile motor, other motor, guns, electrical equipment, radios, motor vehicles, refrigerators, furniture, household or office equipment, or any other personal property, when such property is encumbered with a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or other lien, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined on conviction not less than $25 nor more than $500 and may be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months. (b) Any person, other than the absolute owner of the property while the same is free and clear of mortgages, retention of title contracts or other encumbrances, found in possession of such property under any claim of right with knowledge that the property has been defaced by a person or persons with intent to defraud after the trademarks or other identifying marks have been defaced, shall be presumed to be guilty of defacing such marks, and shall be punished as provided in this section unless the person in possession overcomes the presumption by clear and convincing proof. (Acts 1939, No. 667, p. 1061, §§1, 2; Code 1940, T. 57, §§94(1), 94(2).)
AL Code § 8-12-6 (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 8-12-6 - Definitions.

Section 8-12-6Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPLICANT. The person filing an application for registration of a mark under this article and the person's legal representative, successors, or assigns. (2) DILUTION. Dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment, regardless of the presence or absence of:  a. Competition between the owner of the famous mark and other parties, or b. Actual or likely confusion, mistake, or deception, or c. Actual economic injury. (3) DILUTION BY BLURRING. The association arising from the similarity between a mark and a famous mark that impairs the distinctiveness of the famous mark. (4) DILUTION BY TARNISHMENT. The association arising from the similarity between a mark and a famous mark that harms the reputation of the famous mark. (5) MARK. Any trade name, trademark, or service mark entitled to registration under this article whether registered or not. (6) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization. (7) REGISTRANT. The person to whom the registration of a mark under this article is issued and the person's legal representative, successors, or assigns. (8) SERVICE MARK. Any word, name, symbol, character, or device, or any combination thereof and the distinctive feature of radio, television, or other advertising adopted and used by a person to identify services rendered or offered by the person and to distinguish them from the services of others. (9) TRADEMARK. Any word, name, symbol, character, design, drawing, or device, or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by the person and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others. (10) TRADE NAME. A word, name, symbol, character, design, drawing, device, or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify the person's business (including vocation, occupation, or profession), and distinguish it from the business of others. (11) USED. A mark shall be deemed to be used in this state: a. On goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto when such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state; b. In connection with services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state; and c. In connection with a business when it identifies the business to persons in this state. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1; Act 2010-747, p. 1886, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-8 (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 8-12-8 - Application for Registration; Contents; Signature and Verification; Filing Fee.

Section 8-12-8Application for registration; contents; signature and verification; filing fee. (a) Subject to the limitations set forth in this article, any person who adopts and uses a mark in this state may file in the office of the Secretary of State, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information: (1) The name and business address of the person applying for such registration and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation; (2) A description of the goods, services, or business in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods, services, or business and the class in which such goods, services, or business fall; (3) The date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or his predecessor in business; and (4) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark and that no other person has the right to use such mark in this state either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as might be calculated to deceive or to be mistaken therefor. (b) Every application under this section shall be signed and verified by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying. (c) Every application under this section shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of such mark in triplicate. (d) Every application for registration under this section shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $30, payable to the Secretary of State. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §3; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-9 (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 8-12-9 - Certificate of Registration; Issuance; Use as Evidence.

Section 8-12-9Certificate of registration; issuance; use as evidence. (a) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this article, the Secretary of State shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the Secretary of State and the seal of the state, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation of the person claiming ownership of the mark, the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state, the class of goods, services, or business and a description of the goods, services, or business on which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date, and the term of the registration. (b) Any certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this section or a copy thereof duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §4; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-10 (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 8-12-10 - Duration and Renewal of Registration; Renewal Fee.

Section 8-12-10Duration and renewal of registration; renewal fee. (a) Registration of a mark under this article shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration and, if the mark is then still in use, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fee of $30, 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 five years in like manner. (c) The Secretary of State shall notify registrants of marks under this article of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of five years from the date of registration, and within the year next preceding the expiration of five years from the date of any renewal of a registration, by writing to the last known address, physical, electronic, or otherwise, of the registrants. (d) Any registration in force on January 1, 2011, shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired term thereof 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 therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. (e) All applications for renewals under this article, whether of registrations made under this article or of registrations effected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §5; Act 2010-747, p. 1886, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-11 (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 8-12-11 - Assignment of Mark and Registration; Fee; Recordation and Issuance of New Certificate; Effect of Failure to Record.

Section 8-12-11Assignment of mark and registration; fee; recordation and issuance of new certificate; effect of failure to record. Any mark and its registration under this article 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 $30, payable to the Secretary of State, who, upon recording of the assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration or of the last renewal thereof. An assignment of any registration under this article shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded with the Secretary of State within three months after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §6.)
AL Code § 8-12-12 (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 8-12-12 - Records.

Section 8-12-12Records. The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this article. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §7.)
AL Code § 8-12-13 (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 8-12-13 - Cancellation.

Section 8-12-13Cancellation. The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from January 1, 1981, all registrations under prior acts or informal registration which have not been registered in accordance with this article; (2) Any registration concerning which the Secretary of State 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 of Section 8-12-10; (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: a. That the registered mark has been abandoned; b. That the registrant is not the owner of the mark; c. That the registration was granted improperly; d. That the registration was obtained fraudulently; or e. 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 hereunder, 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 hereunder shall not be cancelled; or (5) Any registration when a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation thereof, on any ground. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §8.)
AL Code § 8-12-14 (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 8-12-14 - Classification of Goods, Services and Businesses.

Section 8-12-14Classification of goods, services and businesses. (a) The following general classes of goods, services, and business are established 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 or business with which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods, services, or business. When a single application includes goods, services, or business which fall within multiple classes, the Secretary of State may require payment of a fee for each class. (b) The classification of goods and services shall be the classification of goods and services adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as amended from time to time, except that nothing in this subsection shall prevent the registration of a trade name. (c) The classification of businesses is as follows:  (1) Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. (2) Mining. (3) Construction. (4) Manufacturing, nondurable goods. (5) Manufacturing, durable goods. (6) Transportation, communications, and other public utilities. (7) Wholesale trade, nondurable goods. (8) Wholesale trade, durable goods. (9) Retail trade - lumber and building materials, hardware, nurseries and garden stores, and mobile home dealers. (10) Retail trade - department, variety, miscellaneous general merchandise, grocery, dairy products, retail bakery, and food stores. (11) Retail trade - motor vehicle dealers, auto and home supply stores, gasoline service stations, and miscellaneous vehicle dealers. (12) Retail trade - apparel, accessory, and shoe stores. (13) Retail trade - furniture, home furnishings, household appliances, T.V. and radio stores. (14) Retail trade - eating and drinking places, drugstores, and liquor stores. (15) Retail trade - sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores. (16) Retail trade - book, stationery, jewelry, sewing, needlework, and piece-goods stores. (17) Retail trade - mail-order houses, vending machine operators, and direct selling establishments, fuel and ice dealers, and retail florists. (18) Retail trade - miscellaneous. (19) Finance, insurance, and real estate. (20) Business and repair services. (21) Personal services. (22) Entertainment and recreation services. (23) Professional and related services. (24) Public administration. (25) Miscellaneous. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §9; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1; Act 2010-747, p. 1886, §1.)
AL Code § 8-12-15 (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 8-12-15 - Liability for Damages Sustained in Consequence of Fraudulent Filing or Registration.

Section 8-12-15Liability for damages sustained in consequence of fraudulent filing or 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 of State under the provisions of this article, 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 such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §10.)
AL Code § 8-12-16 (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 8-12-16 - Liability to Civil Action for Infringement.

Section 8-12-16Liability to civil action for infringement. Subject to the provisions of Section 8-12-19, any person who shall: (1) Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this article in connection with a business, or with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services, and such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services or the sponsorship of such business; 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 business or 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 Section 8-12-18, except that under subdivision (2) of this section the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. (Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §11; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1.)