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IA Code § 546B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 546B - VETERANS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE|Section 546B.3 - Prohibited acts or practices.

546B.3 Prohibited acts or practices.   A person who commits any of the following acts or practices commits a violation of this chapter:   1. Receives compensation for advising or assisting another person with a veterans’ benefit matter, except as permitted under Tit. 38 of the United States Code.   2. Uses financial or other personal information gathered in order to prepare documents for, or otherwise represent the interests of, another in a veterans’ benefit matter for purposes of trade or commerce, except as permitted under Tit. 38 of the United States Code.   3. Receives compensation for referring another person to a person accredited by the United States department of veterans affairs.   4. Represents, either directly or by implication, and either orally or in writing, that the receipt of a certain level of veterans’ benefits is guaranteed.   5. Fails to provide a disclosure required to be provided pursuant to section 546B.2.  2018 Acts, ch 1115, §4  Former §546B.3 repealed by  2018 Acts, ch 1115, §7
IA Code § 546B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 546B - VETERANS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE|Section 546B.4 - Inapplicability of chapter.

546B.4 Inapplicability of chapter.   This chapter does not apply to officers, employees, or volunteers of the state, or of any county, city, or other political subdivision, or of a federal agency of the United States, who are acting in their official capacity.  2018 Acts, ch 1115, §5
IA Code § 546B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 546B - VETERANS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE|Section 546B.5 - Unfair practice — penalties.

546B.5 Unfair practice — penalties.   A violation of this chapter is a violation of section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. Any civil penalty recovered for a violation of this chapter shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund created in section 35A.13.  2018 Acts, ch 1115, §6
IA Code § 547.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES|Section 547.1 - Use of trade name — verified statement required.

547.1 Use of trade name — verified statement required.   A person shall not engage in or conduct a business under a trade name, or an assumed name of a character other than the true surname of each person owning or having an interest in the business, unless the person first records with the county recorder of the county in which the business is to be conducted a verified statement showing the name, post office address, and residence address of each person owning or having an interest in the business, and the address where the business is to be conducted. However, this provision does not apply to any person organized or incorporated in this state as a domestic entity or authorized to do business in this state as a foreign entity if the person is a limited partnership under chapter 488; a limited liability company under chapter 489; a corporation under chapter 490; a professional corporation under chapter 496C; a cooperative or cooperative association under chapter 497, 498, 499, 501, or 501A; or a nonprofit corporation under chapter 504.  [C27, 31, 35, §9866-a1; C39, §9866.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.1]  89 Acts, ch 102, §3; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1021, §119; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2005 Acts, ch 4, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1030, §67; 2008 Acts, ch 1162, §152, 154, 155; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §86
IA Code § 547.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES|Section 547.2 - Change in statement.

547.2 Change in statement.   A like verified statement shall be recorded of any change in ownership of the business, or persons interested in the business and the original owners are liable for all obligations until the certificate of change is recorded.  [C27, 31, 35, §9866-a2; C39, §9866.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.2]  89 Acts, ch 102, §4
IA Code § 547.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES|Section 547.3 - Fee for recording.

547.3 Fee for recording.   The county recorder shall collect fees in the amount specified in section 331.604 for each verified statement recorded under this chapter. The recorder may return the original instrument to the sender or dispose of the instrument if the sender does not wish to have the instrument returned. An instrument filed in the recorder’s office before July 1, 1990, may be returned to the sender or disposed of if the sender does not wish to have the instrument returned and if there is an official copy of the instrument in the recorder’s office.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.3]  85 Acts, ch 159, §4; 89 Acts, ch 102, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1021, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §31
IA Code § 547.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES|Section 547.4 - Penalty.

547.4 Penalty.   Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  [C27, 31, 35, §9866-a3; C39, §9866.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.4]
IA Code § 547.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES|Section 547.5 - “Offense” defined.

547.5 “Offense” defined.   Each day that any person or persons violate the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.  [C27, 31, 35, §9866-a4; C39, §9866.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.5]
IA Code § 547A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547A - MISUSE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR INSURER NAME|Section 547A.1 - Definition.

547A.1 Definition.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “financial institution” means the same as defined in section 527.2, and “insurer” means an insurer organized under Title XIII, subtitle 1, or similar laws of any other state or the United States.  2005 Acts, ch 22, §1
IA Code § 547A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 547A - MISUSE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR INSURER NAME|Section 547A.2 - Misuse of name — penalty.

547A.2 Misuse of name — penalty.   1. A person who uses the name, trademark, logo, or symbol of a financial institution or insurer in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of any product or service without the consent of the financial institution or insurer, if such use is misleading or deceptive as to the source of origin or sponsorship of, or the affiliation with, the product or service, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.   2. A financial institution or insurer may bring an action to enjoin the misleading or deceptive use prohibited in subsection 1 and recover all damages suffered by reason of the prohibited use, including reasonable attorney fees. The financial institution or insurer may recover any profits derived from the prohibited use. The state agency with regulatory authority over the financial institution or insurer may also bring an action to enjoin the misleading or deceptive use prohibited in subsection 1. This subsection does not preclude any other remedy provided by law.  2005 Acts, ch 22, §2
IA Code § 548.102 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.102 - Registrability.

548.102 Registrability.   A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if the mark meets any of the following criteria:   1. Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.   2. Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage, bring into contempt or disrepute, or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.   3. Consists of or comprises the flag, or coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof.   4. Consists of, or comprises the name, signature, or portrait identifying a particular living individual, except by the individual’s written consent.   5. a. Consists of a mark which is one of the following:   (1) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods or services.   (2) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or geographically misdescriptive of the goods or services.   (3) Is primarily merely a surname.   b. This subsection 5 does not prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant’s goods or services. The secretary may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive as used on or in connection with the applicant’s goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this state for the five years before the date on which the claim for distinctiveness is made.   6. Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state or a mark or trade name previously used by another and not abandoned, so as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.2]  86 Acts, ch 1087, §1, 2; 94 Acts, ch 1090, §2  C95, §548.102  95 Acts, ch 67, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
IA Code § 548.103 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.103 - Application for registration.

548.103 Application for registration.   1. Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, a person who uses a mark may file in the office of the secretary, in the manner which will comply with the requirements of the secretary, an application for the registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, all of the following information:   a. The name and business address of the person applying for registration; and if a corporation, the state of incorporation, or if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary.   b. The goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is in use, the mode or manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with those goods or services, and the class in which such goods or services fall, as described in rules adopted by the secretary.   c. The date on which the mark was first used anywhere by the applicant or the applicant’s predecessor in interest.   d. A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark, that the mark is in use, and that, to the knowledge of the person verifying the application, no other person has registered, either federally or in this state, or has the right to use such mark either in the identical form or in such resemblance to the form as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of such other person, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.   2. The secretary may also require a statement as to whether an application to register the mark, or portions or a composite of the mark, has been filed by the applicant or a predecessor in interest in the United States patent and trademark office; and if so, the applicant shall provide full particulars with respect to the filing including the filing date and serial number of each application, the status of the application and if any application was finally refused registration or has otherwise not resulted in a registration, the reasons therefor.   3. The secretary may also require that a drawing of the mark, complying with such requirements as the secretary may specify, accompany the application.   4. The application shall be signed and verified by oath, affirmation, or declaration subject to perjury laws by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying.   5. The application shall be accompanied by a specimen showing the mark as actually used.   6. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee payable to the secretary.  [C97, §5049; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9867, 9868, 9870; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §548.1, 548.2, 548.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.3]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §3  C95, §548.103  97 Acts, ch 44, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
IA Code § 548.104 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.104 - Filing of applications.

548.104 Filing of applications.   1. Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary may cause the application to be examined for conformity with this chapter.   2. The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary including a description of a design mark and may make, or authorize the secretary to make, such amendments to the application as may be reasonably requested by the secretary or deemed by the applicant to be advisable to respond to any rejection or objection.   3. The secretary may require the applicant to disclaim an unregisterable component of a mark otherwise registerable, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered. A disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the applicant’s or registrant’s rights existing at or after the time of disclaimer arising in the disclaimed matter, or the applicant’s or registrant’s rights of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter is or becomes distinctive of the applicant’s or registrant’s goods or services.   4. Amendments may be made by the secretary upon the application submitted by the applicant upon the applicant’s agreement, or the secretary may require a new application to be submitted.   5. If the applicant is found not to be entitled to registration, the secretary shall advise the applicant thereof and of the reasons therefor. The applicant shall have a reasonable period of time specified by the secretary in which to reply or to amend the application, in which event the application shall be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark or the applicant fails to reply or amend within the specified period, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned.   6. If the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek judicial review of the refusal in accordance with chapter 17A.   7. If the secretary is concurrently processing applications seeking registration of the same or confusingly similar marks for the same or related goods or services, the secretary shall grant priority to the applications in order of filing. If an application filed earlier is granted a registration, a later application shall be rejected. Any rejected applicant may bring an action for cancellation of the registration upon grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark, in accordance with the provisions of section 548.109.  94 Acts, ch 1090, §4
IA Code § 548.105 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.105 - Certificate of registration.

548.105 Certificate of registration.   1. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary shall issue and deliver a certificate of registration to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature and seal of the secretary. The certificate of registration shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, or if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary, of the person claiming ownership of the mark. The certificate of registration shall also show 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 or services and a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used, a description of the mark, the registration date, and the term of the registration.   2. A certificate of registration issued by the secretary under this section or a copy thereof duly certified by the secretary shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in an action or judicial proceeding in any court in this state.  [C97, §5049; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9868, 9869; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §548.2, 548.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.4]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §5  C95, §548.105  97 Acts, ch 44, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
IA Code § 548.106 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.106 - Duration and renewal.

548.106 Duration and renewal.   1. A registration of a mark under this chapter 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, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A renewal fee payable to the secretary shall accompany an application for renewal of registration.   2. A registration may be renewed for successive periods of five years in like manner.   3. A registration in force on the date on which this chapter shall become effective 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 complying with the requirements of the secretary and paying the renewal fee within six months prior to the expiration of the registration.   4. All applicants for renewal under this chapter, whether of registration made under this chapter or of registrations effected under any prior statute, shall include a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use and include a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §548.6; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.5]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §6  C95, §548.106  2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 548.107 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.107 - Assignments, changes of name, and other instruments.

548.107 Assignments, changes of name, and other instruments.   1. A mark and its registration under this chapter is 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 a duly executed written instrument which may be recorded with the secretary upon the payment of a recording fee to the secretary, who, upon recording of the assignment, shall issue a new certificate in the name of the assignee for the remainder of the term of the assigned registration or of the last renewal of the registration. An assignment of a registration under this chapter shall be void as against any subsequent purchase for valuable consideration without notice, unless the assignment is recorded with the secretary within three months after the date of the assignment or prior to such subsequent purchase.   2. A 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 the payment of the recording fee. 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 or registration for the remainder of the term of the registration or last renewal of the registration.   3. Other instruments which relate to a mark registered or application pending pursuant to this chapter, such as, by way of example, licenses, security interests, or mortgages, may be recorded in the discretion of the secretary, if such instrument is in writing and duly executed.   4. 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.   5. A photocopy of any instrument referred to in subsections 1 through 3, shall be accepted for recording if it is certified by any of the parties to the registration, or their successors, to be a true and correct copy of the original.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §548.5; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.6]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §7  C95, §548.107  Referred to in §548.108
IA Code § 548.108 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.108 - Records.

548.108 Records.   The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter, as well as a record of all documents recorded pursuant to section 548.107.  94 Acts, ch 1090, §8
IA Code § 548.109 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.109 - Cancellation.

548.109 Cancellation.   The secretary shall cancel from the register, in whole or in part, any of the following:   1. A registration concerning which the secretary receives a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record.   2. A registration granted under this chapter and not renewed in accordance with this chapter.   3. A registration concerning which a district court finds any of the following:   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.   e. That the mark has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion of the goods or services, for which the mark has been registered.   f. 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 chapter, and not 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 this state, the registration under this chapter shall not be canceled for such area of the state.   4. A registration ordered canceled by a court on any ground.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.7]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §9  C95, §548.109  Referred to in §548.104
IA Code § 548.110 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 548 - REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS|Section 548.110 - Classification.

548.110 Classification.   The secretary shall by rule establish a classification of goods and services for convenience in the administration of this chapter, but 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 upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. If a single application includes goods or services which fall within multiple classes, the secretary may require payment of a fee for each class. To the extent practical, the classification of goods and services should conform to the classification adopted by the United States patent and trademark office.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.8]  94 Acts, ch 1090, §10  C95, §548.110