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Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES · Article 16. TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, AND TRADE NAMES · Part 1. REGISTRATION AND USE OF TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

10-1-449. Damages for fraud or false representation in registering mark.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Any person who shall for himself or on behalf of any person procure the filing or registration of any trademark or service mark in the office of the Secretary of State under the provisions of this part, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1952, p. 134, § 15; Ga. L. 1963, p. 463, § 10.

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Text read from t10-(v8)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V8, 2024 edition, pages 384 to 385; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7afbade16da7.