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MO Rev Stat § 416.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.630 - Courts, jurisdiction — civil actions, duties of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys — consent judgments allowed, when — final judgment, effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   416.630. Courts, jurisdiction — civil actions, duties of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys — consent judgments allowed, when — final judgment, effect. — 1. The several circuit courts of this state are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 416.615.  2. The attorney general may institute civil proceedings to prevent and restrain violations of sections 416.600 to 416.640. The attorney general may employ special counsel in suits to enforce the provisions of sections 416.600 to 416.640. The attorney general, at his discretion, may direct the appropriate county prosecuting attorney of any county in which any proceeding is instituted or brought by the state under sections 416.600 to 416.640 or in which any investigation of a violation of sections 416.600 to 416.640 is occurring to aid and assist him in the conduct of such investigations and proceedings. All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by a county prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's staff in assisting the attorney general shall be reimbursed from appropriations made to the attorney general.  3. The attorney general is authorized to enter into consent judgments or decrees with any party defendant in an action brought under sections 416.600 to 416.640; however, no such consent judgment or decree shall become final until approved by the circuit court where filed or until a period of sixty days has elapsed since the filing of the consent judgment or decree whichever occurs first, except that no such approval may be entered by the circuit court until the thirty-first day after the filing of the consent judgment or decree.  4. A final judgment or decree rendered in any civil proceeding brought by the state under sections 416.600 to 416.640 shall be prima facie evidence against the defendant in any action or proceeding brought by any other party under sections 416.600 to 416.640 against the defendant as to all matters respecting which the judgment or decree would be an estoppel between the parties thereto, if any such action is maintained within one year of the date the judgment or decree is entered. This subsection does not apply to consent judgments or decrees entered before the taking of any testimony in the case or to judgments or decrees entered in actions brought in the state courts under section 416.635. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 374)
MO Rev Stat § 416.635 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.635 - Civil action by injured party authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   416.635. Civil action by injured party authorized. — Any person who is injured in his business or property in a relevant geographic market by reason of anything forbidden or declared unlawful by sections 416.600 to 416.640 may sue therefor in any circuit court of this state in which the defendant or defendants, or any of them, reside, or have any officer, agent or representative, or in which any such defendant, or any agent, officer or representative may be found. Such action shall be brought within four years of the alleged occurrence. Such person may:  (1) Sue for damages sustained by such person, and if the judgment is for the plaintiff, such person shall be awarded threefold damages by him sustained and reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court, together with the costs of suit; and  (2) Bring proceedings to enjoin the unlawful practices, and if decree is for the plaintiff, such person shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court, together with the costs of the suit. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 374)
MO Rev Stat § 416.650 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.650 - Definitions

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   416.650. Definitions — For purposes of sections 416.650 to 416.658, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Demand letter", a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that a target has engaged in patent infringement, but shall not include a petition filed in a court of appropriate jurisdiction;  (2) "Target", an end user who purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains a product or service in the commercial market that is not for resale and that is, or later becomes, the subject of a patent infringement allegation. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 706)
MO Rev Stat § 416.654 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.654 - Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   416.654. Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions. — If one or more persons or entities believe they have been a target of a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter, those persons or entities shall have a private right to a cause of action as follows:  (1) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to enjoin such violation or violations;  (2) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to recover actual monetary loss from such a violation or violations, or to receive ten thousand dollars in damages for each such violation, whichever is greater; and  (3) Upon any successful action under this section to recover their attorney's fees. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 706)
MO Rev Stat § 416.656 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.656 - Attorney general's authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   416.656. Attorney general's authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when. — 1. The attorney general's authority under this chapter to investigate, restrain, and prosecute civil actions under the Missouri antitrust law shall apply to investigating and prosecuting actions under sections 416.650 to 416.658.  2. In an action brought by the attorney general under this chapter the court may award or impose any relief available to a person under sections 416.650 to 416.658.  3. Monetary awards or settlements recovered by the attorney general, aside from awards to a target, may be credited to the antitrust revolving fund and be similarly available for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the attorney general in investigation, prosecution, or enforcement of the provisions of sections 416.650 to 416.658. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 706)
MO Rev Stat § 416.658 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies|Section 416.658 - Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   416.658. Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when. — 1. Sections 416.650 to 416.658 shall not be construed to limit the rights or remedies available to any person or the state under any other law with regard to conduct involving assertions of patent infringement provided that it shall not be an unfair or deceptive trade practice for any person who owns or has the right to license or enforce a patent to notify another of that ownership or right of license or enforcement, to notify another that the patent is available for license or sale, to notify another of the infringement of that patent under the provisions of Title 35 of the United States Code, or to seek compensation on account of a past or present infringement, or for a license, when it is reasonable to believe that the person from whom compensation is sought may owe such compensation.  2. The provisions of sections 416.650 to 416.658 shall not apply to a demand letter or assertion of patent infringement that includes a claim for relief arising under 35 U.S.C. Section 271(e)(2) or 42 U.S.C. Section 262. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 706)
MO Rev Stat § 417.005 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.005 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.005. Definitions. — As used in sections 417.005 to 417.066, unless the text clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:  (1) "Applicant", the person filing an application for registration of a trademark under sections 417.005 to 417.066, his legal representatives, successors or assigns;  (2) "Mark", any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under sections 417.005 to 417.066 whether registered or not;  (3) "Person", any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union or other organization;  (4) "Registrant", the person to whom the registration of a trademark under sections 417.005 to 417.066 is issued, his legal representatives, successors or assigns;  (5) "Service mark", a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others;  (6) "Trademark", any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others;  (7) "Trade name", a word, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others;  (8) For the purposes of sections 417.005 to 417.066, a trademark shall be deemed to be "used" in this state (a) on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or on displays or documents associated with the goods or their sale or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state, and (b) on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state; and  (9) For the purposes of sections 417.005 to 417.066, a mark shall be deemed to be "abandoned" when its use has been discontinued with intent not to resume such use. "Intent not to resume" may be inferred from circumstances. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)
MO Rev Stat § 417.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.011 - Prohibited marks.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   417.011. Prohibited marks. — 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 it:  (1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or  (2) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or  (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; or  (4) Consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait of any living individual, except with the written consent; or  (5) Consists of a mark which, (a) when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (b) when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (c) is primarily merely a surname; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent the registration of a mark used in this state by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or services. The secretary of state may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant's goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in the state or elsewhere for the five years next preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration; or  (6) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state, or a mark or trade name previously used in this state by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 417.018 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.018 - Additional fee — expiration date.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories   417.018. Additional fee — expiration date. — The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of five dollars on each and every fee required in this chapter. All fees collected as provided in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2026. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 635, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453 merged with S.B. 288, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1150, A.L. 2017 S.B. 95, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631)  Expires 12-31-26
MO Rev Stat § 417.021 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.021 - Certificate of registration, how issued — admissible as evidence — duplicate of certificate, application, fee — abstract of mark, fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.021. Certificate of registration, how issued — admissible as evidence — duplicate of certificate, application, fee — abstract of mark, fee. — 1. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of sections 417.005 to 417.066, 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 or services and a description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration.  2. Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state under the provisions hereof 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.  3. A registrant shall receive a duplicate of a certificate upon application for such duplicate on a form authorized or furnished by the secretary of state and the payment of a fee of ten dollars.  4. A registrant shall receive an abstract of a mark upon application for such abstract on a form authorized or furnished by the secretary of state and the payment of a fee of five dollars. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)
MO Rev Stat § 417.026 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.026 - Term of registration — notice of expiration, when required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.026. Term of registration — notice of expiration, when required. — 1. Registration of a mark hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be authorized or furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fee of ten dollars, payable to the director of revenue, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner.  2. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants.  3. Any registration in force on September 28, 1973, shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or September 28, 1974, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form authorized or furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration.  4. All applications for renewals under sections 417.005 to 417.066 whether of registrations made under sections 417.005 to 417.066 or of registrations effected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state.  5. The secretary of state shall within six months after September 28, 1973, notify all registrants of marks under previous acts of the date of expiration of such registrations unless renewed in accordance with the provisions of sections 417.005 to 417.066, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 5, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)
MO Rev Stat § 417.031 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.031 - Assignment of mark, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.031. Assignment of mark, procedure. — 1. 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 in writing upon transmittal forms authorized or furnished by the secretary of state and may be recorded with the secretary of state upon the payment of a fee of fifty dollars payable to the director of revenue 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 sections 417.005 to 417.066 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.  2. 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, upon a transmittal form authorized or furnished by the secretary of state, a certificate of change of name of the registrant or applicant with the secretary of state upon the payment of the recording fee. The secretary of state may issue in the name of the assignee a certificate of registration of an assigned application. The secretary of state 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 thereof.  3. Acknowledgment 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. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 6, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)
MO Rev Stat § 417.036 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.036 - Registry of marks open to public.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   417.036. Registry of marks open to public. — The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under sections 417.005 to 417.066. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 417.041 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.041 - Cancellation of marks, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.041. Cancellation of marks, when. — The secretary of state shall cancel from the register:  (1) After September 28, 1974, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with sections 417.005 to 417.066;  (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 sections 417.005 to 417.066 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  (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark; or  (c) That the registration was granted improperly; or  (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently; or  (e) 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; or  (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 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;  (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 8, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)  *Words "and Trademark" do not appear in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 417.046 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems|Section 417.046 - Classes of goods and services — single application for mark to cover only one class.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   417.046. Classes of goods and services — single application for mark to cover only one class. — 1. The general classes of goods and services as provided in this section are established for convenience of administration of sections 417.005 to 417.066, 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 with which, the mark is actually being used comprised in a single class, but in no event shall a single application include goods or services upon which the mark is being used which fall within different classes of goods or services.  2. The classes of goods and services are as follows: GOODS  (1) Chemicals;  (2) Paints;  (3) Cosmetics and cleaning preparations;  (4) Lubricants and fuels;  (5) Pharmaceuticals;  (6) Metal goods;  (7) Machinery;  (8) Hand tools;  (9) Electrical and scientific apparatus;  (10) Medical apparatus;  (11) Environmental control apparatus;  (12) Vehicles;  (13) Firearms;  (14) Jewelry;  (15) Musical instruments;  (16) Paper goods and printed matter;  (17) Rubber goods;  (18) Leather goods;  (19) Nonmetallic building materials;  (20) Furniture and articles not otherwise classified;  (21) Housewares and glass;  (22) Cordage and fibers;  (23) Yarns and threads;  (24) Fabrics;  (25) Clothing;  (26) Fancy goods;  (27) Floor coverings;  (28) Toys and sporting goods;  (29) Meats and processed foods;  (30) Staple foods;  (31) Natural agricultural products;  (32) Light beverages;  (33) Wines and spirits; and  (34) Smokers' articles. SERVICES  (35) Advertising and business;  (36) Insurance and financial;  (37) Construction and repair;  (38) Communications;  (39) Transportation and storage;  (40) Material treatment;  (41) Education and entertainment; and  (42) Miscellaneous. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 9, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)