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People or entities that run public parking property may not charge or collect parking-rule fines unless they comply with this section.
Manufacturers may not sell or offer for sale in the State cosmetics developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing done or commissioned on or after November 1, 2021, subject to listed exemptions.
An entity that hires someone to harvest wood and place it roadside must pay that person within 30 days after the work is completed and the wood is placed roadside.
This section defines broadband internet access service, customer, and provider, and requires providers to give pro rata credits or rebates for qualifying cancellations or service interruptions.
Internet service providers must provide net neutral service when offering broadband Internet access service to customers in the State.
This section defines “assistive device,” “consumer,” and “nonconformity” for the chapter.
A mark is treated as used in this State for goods or services if it meets the stated placement-and-distribution/use conditions.
This section defines key trademark-law terms used in the chapter, such as applicant, mark, person, registrant, service mark, trade name, and trademark.
A mark cannot be registered if it is deceptive, likely to confuse or mislead, uses protected insignia or a living person’s name or likeness without consent, or is otherwise barred by the listed content and similarity rules.
After the applicant complies with this chapter, the Secretary of State must make and attest a copy of the original and return the attested copy to the filer or the filer’s representative.
A mark registration lasts 10 years, and it can be renewed if the application is filed within 6 months before expiration.
A registration of a mark may be amended to add or remove classes of goods and services, if the amendment is in writing, recorded with the Secretary of State, and accompanied by a $10 filing fee for each class affected.
Marks and their registrations may be assigned if the assignment is in writing; recording with the Secretary of State is optional but available for a $40 fee.
The Secretary of State must keep a public record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter.
The Secretary of State may adopt rules, prescribe filing forms, and refuse documents that are not legible or cannot be clearly reproduced photographically.
The Secretary of State may provide expedited document-processing service, and if it is provided, must set a fee schedule and procedures by rule.
The Secretary of State may provide public access to the department database.
The Secretary of State may set a fee schedule by rule for these publications, and collected fees must be deposited in a fund.
The Secretary of State must cancel certain trademark registrations from the register, including old or unrenewed registrations, voluntary cancellations, and registrations found invalid or ordered cancelled by a court.
A person who knowingly uses false or fraudulent means to procure the filing or registration of a mark can be liable for damages caused by that filing or registration.
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