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NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-2 - Certificates of true names when assumed names used; contents; filing; appointment by nonresidents of county clerk as attorney for service of process

56:1-2. Certificates of true names when assumed names used; contents; filing; appointment by nonresidents of county clerk as attorney for service of process  No person shall conduct or transact business under any assumed name, or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the individual or individuals conducting or transacting such business, unless such person shall file a certificate in the office of the clerk of the county or counties in which such person conducts or transacts, or intends to conduct or transact, such business, together with a duplicate thereof for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, as provided in section 56:1-3 of this Title. Such certificate shall set forth the name under which such business is conducted or transacted, or is to be conducted or transacted, and the true name or names of the person or persons conducting or transacting the same, with his or their post-office address or addresses, and shall be duly executed and sworn to by the person or persons conducting or transacting, or intending to conduct or transact, such business, before some person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths and if any person or persons conducting or transacting business as aforesaid is or are not resident in this State, such statement shall contain a power of attorney constituting the county clerk of the county, his successors in office, the true and lawful attorney of said nonresident person or persons, upon whom all original process in an action or legal proceeding against said person or persons for any debt, damages or liability, contracted or incurred by them in, or growing out of, the conduct or transaction of said business, may be served and therein he or they shall agree that such original process which may be served on the county clerk shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon said nonresident person or persons and that the authority thereof shall continue in force so long as the person or persons conduct or transact said business in this State. Amended by L.1951, c. 255, p. 901, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-2.1 - Service of process on county clerk

56:1-2.1. Service of process on county clerk  Whenever any person or persons shall have constituted the county clerk of any county his or their attorney for service of any process by any certificate filed pursuant to chapter one of Title 56 of the Revised Statutes, any such original process in any action or legal proceeding against such person or persons may be served on the county clerk by leaving a copy of such process in his office with a fee of five dollars ($5.00) to be taxed in the plaintiff's costs. L.1951, c. 255, p. 902, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-2.2 - County clerk's duties when served as attorney

56:1-2.2. County clerk's duties when served as attorney  When any such original process is served upon any county clerk as herein provided, he shall forthwith notify the person or persons upon whom service is intended to be made through him by letter directed to the post-office address given in the certificate and shall, within two days after such service, forward to such person or persons, in the same manner, a copy of the process served on him and such service shall be deemed sufficient service upon such person or persons. The county clerk shall keep a record of all such processes showing the day and hour of such service. L.1951, c. 255, p. 902, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-3 - Index of certificates; filing fees; copies as evidence

56:1-3. Index of certificates; filing fees; copies as evidence  The several county clerks and the Secretary of State shall each keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing the statements or certificates provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title, and for the indexing and filing of such statements or certificates they shall each receive a fee of $5.00 from the person who presents the same for filing. Every person who presents for filing any such statement or certificate in the office of the county clerk shall present therewith a duplicate of such statement or certificate for filing with and indexing by the Secretary of State. The county clerk shall, at the time of the filing such statement or certificate with him, collect from the person presenting the same, in addition to the fee payable to him, the fee payable to the Secretary of State for filing and indexing such duplicate statement or certificate, and shall forward to the Secretary of State such duplicate statement or certificate together with the fee collected for the Secretary of State as aforesaid. A copy of any such statement or certificate, duly certified by the county clerk in whose office the same shall have been filed or by the Secretary of State, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts of law in this State of the facts therein contained. Amended by L.1965, c. 123, s. 8, eff. July 31, 1965.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-4 - Violations of sections 56:1-1 or 56:1-2; misdemeanor

56:1-4. Violations of sections 56:1-1 or 56:1-2; misdemeanor  Any person conducting or transacting business contrary to the provisions of either section 56:1-1 or 56:1-2 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-5 - Corporations or partnerships not affected

56:1-5. Corporations or partnerships not affected  Sections 56:1-1 to 56:1-4 of this title shall in no way affect or apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of this state, or any corporation organized under the laws of any other state and lawfully doing business in this state, nor shall they be construed to prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if such partnership name or designation shall include the true or real names of all members of such partnership.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-6 - Recording dissolution of partnership

56:1-6. Recording dissolution of partnership  When any partnership which has filed the statement or certificate provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title shall be dissolved and a certificate setting forth the name under which the trade-name has been carried on, the business which has been conducted or transacted, the true or full name of the person or persons who have conducted or transacted the same, with the post-office addresses of such person or persons, and a statement setting forth the facts showing such dissolution, duly executed and sworn to by the person or persons who have conducted or transacted business as such trade-name, is filed in the office of the clerk of the county wherein the statement or certificate above referred to shall have been filed, together with a duplicate for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall file such certificate and record the dissolution. Amended by L.1965, c. 123, s. 9, eff. July 31, 1965.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:1-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:1-7 - Place and manner of recording dissolution of partnership; fees

56:1-7. Place and manner of recording dissolution of partnership; fees  The record of dissolution provided for by section 56:1-6 of this Title shall be made by the county clerk and by the Secretary of State by writing the word "dissolved," together with the date of the certificate of dissolution, in the margin of the book or books used for filing trade-name certificates, at or near the place where such trade-name certificate shall have been indexed. For the filing of such certificates and recording the dissolution of the trade-name the county clerk and the Secretary of State shall each receive a fee of $1.00. The county clerk, at the time of filing such certificate, shall collect from the person presenting the same, in addition to the fee payable to him, the fee payable to the Secretary of State for filing and recording the same, and shall immediately forward to the Secretary of State the duplicate of such certificate together with such fee collected for the Secretary of State as aforesaid. Amended by L.1965, c. 123, s. 10, eff. July 31, 1965.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-1 - Registration, alteration or cancellation authorized

56:2-1. Registration, alteration or cancellation authorized  Any association, lodge, order, fraternal society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association, historical, military or veterans' organization, labor union, foundation, federation, or any other society, organization or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, whether incorporated or unincorporated, the principles and activities of which are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States or this state, may register in the office of the secretary of state of this state, a facsimile, duplicate, or description of its name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia, and may, by reregistration, alter or cancel the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-2 - Application for registration, alteration or cancellation; blanks; object and effect of registration

56:2-2. Application for registration, alteration or cancellation; blanks; object and effect of registration  Application for a registration, alteration or cancellation authorized by section 56:2-1 of this title shall be made by the chief officer or officers of the association or organization mentioned in said section 56:2-1, upon blanks to be furnished by the secretary of state. Any registration had under authority of this chapter shall be for the use, benefit, and on behalf of all associations, degrees, branches, subordinate lodges, and auxiliaries of such association or organization, or any other society, organization, or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, and the individual members and those thereafter becoming members thereof, throughout this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-3 - No registration or alteration of registration of imitations or simulations

56:2-3. No registration or alteration of registration of imitations or simulations  When a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, no registration or alteration in registration of a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia, imitating, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to be deceptive of, a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia already registered, shall be accepted, unless the same was adopted and has been in actual use by any regularly organized association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, for at least three months prior to June twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-4 - Certificates of registration issued by secretary of state

56:2-4. Certificates of registration issued by secretary of state  Upon granting registration as provided in this chapter, the secretary of state shall issue his certificate to the applicant for registration, setting forth the fact of such registration.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-5 - Forging, etc., registered badge or insignia; misdemeanor; punishment

56:2-5. Forging, etc., registered badge or insignia; misdemeanor; punishment  Any person who, without the permission or authority of any association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, makes, forges, counterfeits or causes to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or who, without such permission or authority, utters, distributes or causes to be uttered or distributed, knowing the same to be false, forged or counterfeited, any duly registered badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia of any such association or organization, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and in default of payment of such fine, shall be committed to jail for not to exceed sixty days.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-6 - Improper use of registered badge or insignia; misdemeanor; punishment

56:2-6. Improper use of registered badge or insignia; misdemeanor; punishment  Any person who willfully wears, exhibits, displays or uses, for any purpose, the badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia of any association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, duly registered as provided in this chapter, or any imitation thereof, shall, unless he is entitled to use and wear the same under the constitution, by-laws, rules, or regulations of any such association or organization, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and, in default of payment of such fine, shall be committed to jail for not to exceed sixty days.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-7 - Exceptions to sections 56:2-5 and 56:2-6

56:2-7. Exceptions to sections 56:2-5 and 56:2-6  The provisions of sections 56:2-5 and 56:2-6 of this title shall not apply to the wearing, exhibiting, displaying or using, for any purpose, of the badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette or other insignia of any association or organization which has, prior to June twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, duly copyrighted the same under the laws of the United States, and the wearing, exhibiting, displaying or using thereof has been authorized or privileged thereunder by the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of the copyrighting association or organization.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-8 - Indexed record of registrations kept by secretary of state

56:2-8. Indexed record of registrations kept by secretary of state  The secretary of state shall keep a properly indexed record of the registration authorized by this chapter, which shall also show any altered or canceled registration.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:2-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:2-9 - Fees of secretary of state

56:2-9. Fees of secretary of state  The fees of the secretary of state for registration, alteration, cancellation and searches made and certificates issued by him, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be the same as provided by law for similar services. All fees collected under authority of this chapter shall be paid by the secretary of state into the state treasury.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13a - Purpose of act, construction

56:3-13a. Purpose of act, construction  16. This 1995 amendatory and supplementary act is intended to provide a system of State trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the federal Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. s.1051 et seq. The interpretation and construction of the federal Trademark Act of 1946 shall be examined as persuasive authority for the interpretation and construction of this 1995 amendatory and supplementary act.  L.1995,c.171,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.2 - Registrability

56:3-13.2. Registrability  2. Registrability. A mark by which the goods or services of an applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if it:  (a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or  (b) 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  (c) 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  (d) consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait identifying a particular living individual, except by the individual's written consent; or (e) consists of a mark which, (1) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (2) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a surname; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (e) shall prevent the registration of a mark used 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 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 of distinctiveness is made; or  (f) 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 or dissolved, 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.  L.1966,c.263,s.2; amended 1995,c.171,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.3a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.3a - Examination of applications, procedures

56:3-13.3a. Examination of applications, procedures  11. a. 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 the requirements of this act.  b. 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, any amendments to the application that may be reasonably requested by the secretary or deemed by the applicant to be advisable to respond to any rejection or objection.  c. The secretary may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark otherwise registrable, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered. The disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the applicant's or registrant's rights then existing or thereafter 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.  d. Amendments may be made by the secretary to the application submitted by the applicant upon the applicant's agreement; or the secretary may require submission of a fresh application.  e. If the applicant is found not to be entitled to registration, the secretary shall notify the applicant and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for the denial of registration. 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 then be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until:  (1) the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark; or (2) the applicant fails to reply or amend within the specified period, in which case the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned.  f. If the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek a review in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 14 of P.L.1995, c.171 (C.56:3-13.3b).  g. In the instance of applications concurrently being processed by the secretary 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 a prior-filed application is granted a registration, any other application for the same or confusingly similar marks shall be rejected. A rejected applicant may bring an action for cancellation of the registration of the same or confusingly similar mark upon grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark, in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.1995, c.171 (C.56:3-13.3b).  L.1995,c.171,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 56:3-13.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices|Section 56:3-13.4 - Certificate of registration

56:3-13.4. Certificate of registration  4. Certificate of registration. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act, 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, 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 State, 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 or in connection with which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration.  Any certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this act or a copy of a certificate of registration duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this State.  L.1966,c.263,s.4; amended 1971,c.171,s.2; 1987,c.435,s.23; 1995,c.171,s.4.