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2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1111 - Registrability

§ 1111. 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 which:
(1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter.
(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.
(3) Consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of any other 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) Consists of a mark which:
(i) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them;
(ii) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or
(iii) is primarily merely a surname.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the registration of a mark used in this Commonwealth by the applicant which has become distinctive of the goods or services of the applicant. The department may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive as used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this Commonwealth for the five years before the date on which the claim of distinctiveness is made.
(6) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this Commonwealth or a mark or trade name previously used in this Commonwealth by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the department that the person last applying for the registry of such mark is entitled thereto and is the owner thereof by right of prior adoption and use, in which case the date of the adoption shall determine the ownership, and shall be proved by verified statements of persons conversant with such dates. In case the department becomes satisfied after a hearing held as provided by section 1116(5) (relating to cancellation) that the person last applying for registry is entitled by priority of adoption and use in this Commonwealth to register such mark, it shall revoke the first registry thereof and, upon application and the payment of the fee, register the same in the name of such applicant.
(June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1112 - Application for registration

§ 1112. Application for registration.
(a) General rule.--
Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, any person who has adopted and used a mark in this Commonwealth may file in the department an application for registration of that mark, setting forth the following information:
(1) The name of the person applying for such registration, the residence, location or place of business of the applicant, and, if a corporation, the jurisdiction of incorporation, or, if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners.
(2) The goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used, the mode or manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with such goods or services and the class in which such goods or services fall.
(3) The date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this Commonwealth by the applicant or the predecessor in interest.
(4) 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 Commonwealth, or has the right to use such mark, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto, as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of such other person, to cause confusion or to cause mistake or to deceive.
(4.1) Whether an application to register the mark or portions or a composite thereof 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 thereto, including the filing date and serial number of each application, the status thereof and, if any application was finally refused registration or has otherwise not resulted in a registration, the reasons therefor.
(5) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Facsimile.--
The application shall be accompanied by a facsimile of such mark.
(b.1) Application fee.--
The application shall be accompanied by the fee specified in 15 Pa.C.S. § 153(a) (relating to fee schedule).
(c) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
References in Text.
Section 153(a) of Title 15, referred to in subsec. (b.1), was repealed by the act of December 23, 2003, P.L.282, No.47, and a new subsec. (a) was added by the act of July 13, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, effective in 60 days, with the exception of subsec. (a)(16), which shall take effect upon publication of the notice under section 55 of Act 67.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1114 - Duration and renewal

§ 1114. Duration and renewal.
(a) General rule.--
Registration of a mark under this chapter shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration and, upon application for renewal filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of five years in like manner. All applications for renewals shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this Commonwealth and include a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in conjunction with the goods or services. Any registration in force on the date on which the amendment to this section shall become effective shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired term thereof and may be renewed by filing an application of renewal in accordance with this subsection.
(b) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
Special Provisions in Appendix.
See section 7 of Act 295 of 1982 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to registration of trademark or service mark.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1115 - Assignment

§ 1115. Assignment.
(a) General rule.--
Any mark and its registration under this chapter 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 by instrument in writing, duly executed, and may be recorded with the department. A registrant may record an assignment to itself to reflect of record a change in the name of the registrant.
(b) Unrecorded assignments.--
An assignment of any registration under this chapter shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration and without notice, unless it is recorded with the department not later than the earlier of:
(1) three months after the date of the assignment; or
(2) such subsequent purchase.
(c) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsec. (c).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1121 - Damages for fraudulent registration

§ 1121. Damages for fraudulent registration.
Any person who shall, for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the department under this chapter by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1122 - Disclaimer of unregistrable matter

§ 1122. Disclaimer of unregistrable matter.
The department shall require unregistrable matter to be disclaimed, but such disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the common law rights of the applicant then existing or thereafter arising in such disclaimed matter.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1123 - Infringement

§ 1123. Infringement.
(a) General rule.--
Subject to the provisions of section 1126 (relating to common law rights), 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 chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale or advertising of any goods or services in a manner likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services; 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 in connection with the sale or other distribution in this Commonwealth of such goods or services;
shall be liable to a civil action by the registrant for any or all of the remedies provided in section 1125 (relating to remedies), except that under paragraph (2) the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with the intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
(b) Exception.--
The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to any advertising agency, publisher of newspapers, magazines or other advertising media accepting authorization for the reproduction or copy of any such mark innocently and in good faith in the usual course of business.
(June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 1123 is referred to in section 1125 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1124 - Injury to business or reputation; dilution

§ 1124. Injury to business or reputation; dilution.
The owner of a mark which is famous in this Commonwealth shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity and upon such terms as the court deems reasonable, to an injunction against another person's commercial use of a mark or trade name if such use begins after the mark has become famous and causes dilution of the distinctive quality of the mark and to obtain such other relief as is provided in this section. In determining whether a mark is distinctive and famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to:
(1) The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in this Commonwealth.
(2) The duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services with which the mark is used.
(3) The duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in this Commonwealth.
(4) The geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used.
(5) The channels of trade for the goods or services with which the mark is used.
(6) The degree of recognition of the mark in the trading areas and channels of trade in this Commonwealth used by the mark's owner and the person against whom the injunction is sought.
(7) The nature and extent of use of the same or similar marks by third parties.
(8) Whether the mark is the subject of a registration in this Commonwealth or a Federal registration under the act of March 3, 1881 (21 Stat. 502) or the act of February 20, 1905 (33 Stat. 724), repealed by the Trademark Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 427, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.), or on the principal register.
In an action brought under this section, the owner of a famous mark shall be entitled only to injunctive relief in this Commonwealth unless the person against whom the injunctive relief is sought willfully intended to trade on the owner's reputation or to cause dilution of the famous mark. If such willful intent is proven, the owner shall also be entitled to the remedies set forth in this chapter, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity. The following shall not be actionable under this section:
(1) Fair use of a famous mark by another person in comparative commercial advertising or promotion to identify the competing goods or services of the owner of the famous mark.
(2) Noncommercial use of a mark.
(3) All forms of news reporting and news commentary.
(June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1125 - Remedies

§ 1125. Remedies.
(a) General rule.--
Any owner of a mark registered under this chapter may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits or imitations thereof, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display or sale as may be by the court deemed just and reasonable, and may, except as provided in section 1123 (relating to infringement), require the defendants to pay to such owner all profits derived from and all damages suffered by reason of such wrongful manufacture, use, display or sale, and such court may also order that any such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such case be delivered to an officer of the court or to the complainant to be destroyed. The court, in its discretion, may enter judgment for an amount not to exceed three times such profits and damages and/or reasonable attorney fees of the prevailing party in such cases where the court finds the other party committed such wrongful acts with knowledge or in bad faith or otherwise as according to the circumstances of the case.
(b) Exception.--
No owner of such a mark shall have such right of injunction against an advertising agency, publisher of newspapers, magazines or other advertising media accepting authorization for the reproduction or copy of any such mark innocently and in good faith in the usual course of business.
(c) Criminal prosecutions unaffected.--
The enumeration of any right or remedy in this chapter shall not affect the right of a registrant to prosecute under Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses).
(June 18, 1998, P.L.518, No.73, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 1125 is referred to in section 1123 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 11 - Trademarks › Section 1126 - Common law rights

§ 1126. Common law rights.
Nothing in this chapter shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law.
Cross References.
Section 1126 is referred to in section 1123 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Extra - Chapter Notes

Enactment.
Chapter 13 was added December 16, 1982, P.L.1309, No.295, effective in 90 days.
Cross References.
Chapter 13 is referred to in sections 6709, 6710 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1301 - Definitions

§ 1301. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
"Insignia."
The name, badge, motto, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette, label or other insignia of an organization.
"Label."
A label, symbol, mark or private stamp, including a label adopted by labor unions for the purpose of designating the product of their particular labor or workmanship.
"Organization."
The Pennsylvania State Police or 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, or any 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 of this Commonwealth.
(Mar. 2, 1988, P.L.239, No.25, eff. 60 days)
1988 Amendment.
Act 25 amended the def. of "organization."
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1302 - Effect of registration under prior statutes

§ 1302. Effect of registration under prior statutes.
Insignia registered under the former provisions of the following statutes shall be deemed to be registered under this chapter:
Act of May 21, 1895 (P.L.95, No.68), relating to union labels.
Act of May 5, 1927 (P.L.778, No.406), relating to insignia of certain organizations.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1311 - Registration of insignia

§ 1311. Registration of insignia.
(a) General rule.--
The insignia of an organization may be registered under this chapter by the organization by filing in the department an application for registration of insignia, which shall set forth:
(1) The name of the organization and its address, including street and number, if any.
(2) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Facsimile.--
The application shall be accompanied by a facsimile of the insignia.
(c) Restrictions.--
The department shall not file any application for registration under this chapter of any insignia which is similar to, imitating or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, the insignia theretofore registered under this chapter of any other organization.
(d) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsec. (d).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1312 - Amendment

§ 1312. Amendment.
(a) General rule.--
The registration under this chapter of the insignia of an organization may be amended by the organization by filing in the department an application for amendment of insignia registration, which shall set forth:
(1) The name of the organization and its address, including street and number, if any.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the insignia.
(3) The amendment, which shall revise any information set forth in preceding filings which has become inaccurate and shall restate in full all such information as so revised.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Restrictions.--
The department shall not file any application for amendment of insignia registration in circumstances where an original registration of such insignia could not be filed under this chapter.
(c) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsec. (c).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1313 - Cancellation

§ 1313. Cancellation.
(a) General rule.--
The registration under this chapter of the insignia of an organization may be cancelled by the organization by filing in the department a statement of cancellation of insignia registration, which shall set forth:
(1) The name of the organization and its address, including street and number, if any.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the insignia.
(3) A statement that the registration of the insignia is cancelled.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsecs. (a) hdg. and (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1314 - Decennial filings required

§ 1314. Decennial filings required.
(a) General rule.--
Every registrant of any insignia registered under this chapter shall, during the year 2001 and every tenth year thereafter, file in the department a report, which shall set forth:
(1) The name of the organization and its address, including street and number, if any.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the insignia.
(3) A statement that the insignia shall continue to be registered in the department.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Requirement satisfied by other filings.--
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a registrant which during the ten years ending on December 31 of the year in which a filing would otherwise be required under subsection (a) has made any filing with the department under this chapter other than a report required by subsection (a).
(c) Effect of failure to make filings.--
On January 1 of the year following the year during which a report is required to be filed under subsection (a), every insignia theretofore registered under this chapter with respect to which no such report has been filed during the immediately preceding year shall cease to be registered under this chapter. Such registration may thereafter be restored only by the filing under this chapter of an original application for registration of the insignia.
(d) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356, No.43, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days)
2001 Amendment.
Act 34 amended subsec. (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1321 - Specifying conditions under which union label may be used

§ 1321. Specifying conditions under which union label may be used.
Every labor union which has registered a union label under this chapter shall have, possess and enjoy full, complete and unquestioned power and authority to name, make, dictate and specify the conditions and limitations under which such label may be used by any person employing the members of the union, or manufacturing any article upon which any such label may be affixed, or using in any manner in the business of such person the labor symbolized by such label.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1322 - Rescission of right to use union label of allied crafts

§ 1322. Rescission of right to use union label of allied crafts.
Where two or more labor unions have adopted an allied crafts union label, and granted the use of it to any person, and conflict has arisen between such grantee and any one or more of the organizations having an interest in the allied crafts union label, any one or more of the labor unions interested in the union label may rescind the right of the grantee to use the union label, and the continued use of it, after notice in writing that the right thereof has been rescinded by any of the labor unions interested, shall render the grantee liable to the penalties of this chapter.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 13 - Insignia › Section 1331 - Injunctive relief

§ 1331. Injunctive relief.
Any organization having registered its insignia under this chapter shall have the right to proceed before any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to restrain the unauthorized manufacture, use or sale of such insignia, including the right to require the surrender of possession and redelivery of any such insignia.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Extra - Chapter Notes

Enactment.
Chapter 15 was added December 16, 1982, P.L.1309, No.295, effective in 90 days.
Cross References.
Chapter 15 is referred to in section 6712 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1501 - Definitions

§ 1501. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
"Articles or supplies."
Any item which is designed and intended for reuse in the normal course of trade by the person filing under this chapter and includes towels, coats, aprons, uniforms, toilet devices and accessories therefor supplied for hire or compensation, and vessels, receptacles and utensils used as packages or containers in the sale and distribution of any natural or processed product, compound, mixture or substance, or any combination thereof, and parts and accessories for such vessels, receptacles and utensils.
"Mark."
Any word, name, symbol, picture, design or device, or any combination thereof, produced upon and used by a person to indicate ownership of articles and supplies.
"Produced upon."
Branded, stamped, stenciled, engraved, etched, blown, embossed, impressed, embroidered, sewn or otherwise permanently placed upon any articles or supplies.
"Used in this Commonwealth."
A mark is "used in this Commonwealth" when such name, mark or device is placed upon articles or supplies which are loaned, rented, sold or otherwise circulated within this Commonwealth.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1502 - Effect of registration under prior statutes

§ 1502. Effect of registration under prior statutes.
Marks registered under the former provisions of the following statutes shall be deemed to be registered under this chapter:
Act of April 20, 1853 (P.L.643, No.360), relating to marks on beverage bottles.
Act of May 8, 1889 (P.L.132, No.146), relating to marks on beverage bottles.
Act of June 15, 1911 (P.L.975, No.787), relating to marks on containers.
Act of January 26, 1966 (1965 P.L.1598, No.564), relating to marks on articles or supplies.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1511 - Registration of articles or supplies

§ 1511. Registration of articles or supplies.
(a) General rule.--
A person who uses in this Commonwealth a mark to indicate the ownership of articles or supplies may register such mark under this chapter by filing in the department an application for registration of mark used with articles or supplies, which shall set forth:
(1) The name and address, including street and number, if any, of the applicant and, if a corporation, its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(2) The nature of the business of the applicant.
(3) The type of articles or supplies in connection with which the mark is used.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Facsimile.--
The application shall be accompanied by a facsimile of the mark.
(c) Registration evidence of ownership.--
The registration of a mark under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence that the person in whose name the mark is registered is the owner of all articles and supplies upon which such mark is produced.
(d) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsec. (d).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1512 - Amendment

§ 1512. Amendment.
(a) General rule.--
The registration under this chapter of a mark may be amended by the registrant by filing in the department of an application for amendment of mark used with articles or supplies, which shall set forth:
(1) The name and address, including street and number, if any, of the registrant.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the mark.
(3) The amendment, which shall revise any information set forth in the preceding filing which has become inaccurate and shall restate in full all such information as so revised.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsecs. (a) hdg. and (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1513 - Assignment

§ 1513. Assignment.
(a) General rule.--
Any mark and its registration under this chapter shall be assignable with the sale of the articles or supplies on which the mark is produced and used. Assignments shall be by instruments in writing, duly executed, and may be recorded with the department.
(b) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsecs. (a) hdg. and (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1514 - Cancellation of registration

§ 1514. Cancellation of registration.
(a) General rule.--
The department shall cancel from the register under this chapter:
(1) Any registration concerning which the department shall receive an application for cancellation thereof from the registrant or from the assignee of record.
(2) Any registration in respect of which a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation.
(b) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989)
1988 Amendment.
Act 177 added subsecs. (a) hdg. and (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1515 - Decennial filings required

§ 1515. Decennial filings required.
(a) General rule.--
Every registrant of a mark registered under this chapter shall, during the year 2001 and every tenth year thereafter, file in the department a report, which shall set forth:
(1) The name and address, including street and number, if any, of the registrant.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the mark.
(3) A statement that the mark continues to be used in connection with the articles or supplies specified in the registration.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Requirement satisfied by other filings.--
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a registrant which during the ten years ending on December 31 of the year in which a filing would otherwise be required under subsection (a) has made any filing with the department under this chapter other than a report required by subsection (a).
(c) Effect of failure to make filings.--
On January 1 of the year following the year during which a report is required to be filed under subsection (a), every mark theretofore registered under this chapter with respect to which no such report has been filed during the immediately preceding year shall cease to be registered under this chapter. Such registration may thereafter be restored only by the filing under this chapter of an original application for registration of the mark.
(d) Cross reference.--
See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356, No.43, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days)
2001 Amendment.
Act 34 amended subsec. (b).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1521 - Paying or accepting of deposit not deemed a sale

§ 1521. Paying or accepting of deposit not deemed a sale.
The requiring, taking, paying or accepting of any deposit for any purpose upon any articles or supplies shall not be deemed to constitute a sale of such property, either optional or otherwise, for purposes of this chapter.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1522 - Using or removal of identity of receptacle

§ 1522. Using or removal of identity of receptacle.
No person shall use, give, buy, take, destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of, or traffic in, articles or supplies, fill or refill any vessel, receptacle or utensil upon which a mark registered under this chapter is produced, or refuse to return such articles or supplies on demand of the owner, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device, unless consent of the owner is obtained or unless the articles or supplies shall have been purchased from the owner.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1523 - Laundering articles labeled with mark of owner

§ 1523. Laundering articles labeled with mark of owner.
No person shall, without the written consent of the owner thereof, launder, wash, clean, renovate or cause to be laundered, washed, cleaned or renovated, any towels, coats, aprons, uniforms, toilet devices or other supplies used for the purpose of cleanliness and sanitation, upon which a mark registered under this chapter is produced, and the possession of which is claimed by lease or rental from the owner thereof.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1524 - Unauthorized use as presumptive evidence

§ 1524. Unauthorized use as presumptive evidence.
The use or possession by any person, other than the registrant, of any articles or supplies without the written consent provided in this chapter, or the possession of articles or supplies so marked by any junk dealer or dealer of second-hand articles, shall create a presumption of unlawful use of or traffic in such articles or supplies, which presumption may be overcome by evidence to the contrary.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 15 - Reusable Marked Articles and Receptacles › Section 1525 - Return of supplies

§ 1525. Return of supplies.
It shall be the duty of every person who finds, or receives in the regular course of business or in any other manner, any articles or supplies, to make a diligent effort to determine the owner thereof and advise the owner by letter of the location where such articles or supplies may be found and offer to return them to the owner.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 17 - Newspapers › Section 1701 - Identification of owner and editor

§ 1701. Identification of owner and editor.
Every newspaper published in this Commonwealth, whether published monthly, weekly, biweekly, semiweekly or daily, or whether such publication is at regular or irregular intervals, shall publish on the editorial page, in a conspicuous position, at the top of the reading matter the name of the owner or proprietor of such newspaper, together with the name of the managing editor thereof. If a newspaper is owned or published by a corporation, then the name of the corporation shall be published, together with the name of the president and managing editor thereof, and if a newspaper is owned or published by a partnership or limited partnership, then the names of the partners and the managing editor shall be published in like manner.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 54 - NAMES › Chapter 17 - Newspapers › Section 1702 - Changes in information to be published

§ 1702. Changes in information to be published.
In the event any change is made in the proprietorship, ownership or managing editor of any newspaper, or in the office of president of any corporation owning and publishing a newspaper or in the names of the members of the copartnership owning or publishing a newspaper, the change shall be duly set forth in the next issue of the newspaper following such change.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chronological History

Provision Affected
How Affected
By Law, Decision or Rule
Title 57
Title
Added
Nov. 25, 1970, P.L.707, No.230
§ 301 and Ch. 3
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 302
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 303
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 304
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 304 (c)
Added
Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.1030, No.97
§ 305
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 306
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 306.1
Added
Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.1030, No.97
§ 307
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 308
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 309 (Reserved)
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 310
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 311
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 312
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 313
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 314
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 315
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 316
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 316 (2.1)
Amended
Oct. 4, 2016, P.L.867, No.103
§ 317
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 318
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 319
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 320
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 320 (c)
Added
Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.1030, No.97
§ 321
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 321 (b) and (d.2)
Amended
Jul. 9, 2014, P.L.1035, No.119
§ 321 (d.1)
Amended
Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.2151, No.154
§ 322
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 323
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 324
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 325
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 326
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 327
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 327 (a)(7.1)
Added
Jul. 9, 2014, P.L.1035, No.119
§ 328
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 329
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 329.1
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 330
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
§ 331
Added
Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Extra - Appendix To Title

APPENDIX TO TITLE 57
NOTARIES PUBLIC
Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes
2014, JULY 9, P.L.1035, NO.119
§ 3. Application for appointment.
Notwithstanding section 5(a) of the act of August 21, 1953 (P.L.1323, No.373), known as The Notary Public Law, an application for appointment to the office of notary public shall not be required to bear:
(1) the endorsement of the Senator of the district in which the applicant for appointment to the office of notary public resides; or
(2) if the applicant for appointment to the office of notary public does not reside in this Commonwealth, the endorsement of the Senator of the district in which the applicant is employed.
Explanatory Note.
Act 119 amended sections 321 and 327 of Title 57.
2020, OCTOBER 29, P.L.1030, NO.97
§ 4. Authorization of notarial acts.
Upon the effective date of this act, the Department of State shall immediately authorize a notary public to conduct notarial acts in the manner authorized by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1 if the notary gives notice to the Department of State as required by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(f)(1) and uses a communication and identity proofing designated in the Department of State's March 25, 2020, notice of limited suspension of the requirements of 57 Pa.C.S. § 306, or that is designated in a list of additional acceptable technologies subsequently adopted by the Department of State. A notary public may use any other technology within 30 days of giving notice as required under 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(f)(1), unless the Department of State prohibits the use of the technology for good cause for failure to satisfy the requirements of 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1 or determines that the use of the technology should be delayed pending an evaluation of the technology. This section shall expire upon the adoption of regulations by the Department of State as required by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(g)(2).
2020 Correction.
Section 4 of Act 97 erroneously referenced section 304(c) instead of section 306.1. The Legislative Reference Bureau has corrected this error.
Explanatory Note.
Act 97 amended or added sections 304, 306.1 and 320 of Title 57.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Extra - Chapter Notes

Enactment.
Unless otherwise noted, Chapter 3 was added October 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73, effective
            180 days after publication of the notice under section 4 of Act 73. The notice was
            published April 29, 2017, at 47 Pa.B. 2518.
Cross References.
Chapter 3 is referred to in section 327 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 304 - Authority to perform notarial act

§ 304. Authority to perform notarial act.
(a) Permitted.--
A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by statutory provision other than this chapter.
(b) Prohibited.--
(1) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
(2) For the purpose of this subsection, none of the following shall constitute a direct or pecuniary interest:
(i) being a shareholder in a publicly traded company that is a party to the notarized transaction;
(ii) being an officer, director or employee of a company that is a party to the notarized transaction, unless the director, officer or employee personally benefits from the transaction other than as provided under subparagraph (iii); or
(iii) receiving a fee that is not contingent upon the completion of the notarized transaction.
(3) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.
(c) Certification of tangible copies.--
A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is a true and correct copy of the electronic record.
(Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.1030, No.97, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 97 added subsec. (c).
Cross References.
Section 304 is referred to in sections 315, 326 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 305 - Requirements for certain notarial acts

§ 305. Requirements for certain notarial acts.
(a) Acknowledgments.--
A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, all of the following:
(1) The individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed.
(2) The signature on the record is the signature of the individual.
(b) Verifications.--
A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, all of the following:
(1) The individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the verification has the identity claimed.
(2) The signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.
(c) Signatures.--
A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, all of the following:
(1) The individual appearing before the notarial officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
(2) The signature on the record is the signature of the individual.
(d) Copies.--
A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item which was copied shall determine that the copy is a complete and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.
(e) Negotiable instruments.--
A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in 13 Pa.C.S. § 3505(b) (relating to evidence of dishonor).
Cross References.
Section 305 is referred to in section 315 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 306 - Personal appearance required

§ 306. Personal appearance required.
If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.
Cross References.
Section 306 is referred to in sections 306.1, 315 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC › Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 307 - Identification of individual

§ 307. Identification of individual.
(a) Personal knowledge.--
A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the individual is personally known to the notarial officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
(b) Satisfactory evidence.--
A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the notarial officer can identify the individual as set forth in any of the following paragraphs:
(1) By means set forth in any of the following subparagraphs:
(i) A passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current and unexpired.
(ii) Another form of government identification issued to an individual, which:
(A) is current;
(B) contains the signature or a photograph of the individual; and
(C) is satisfactory to the notarial officer.
(2) By a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the notarial officer and personally known to the notarial officer.
(c) Discretion.--
A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notarial officer of the identity of the individual.
Cross References.
Section 307 is referred to in sections 306.1, 315 of this title.