§ 70-3a-401. Fraudulent registration.  


Latest version.
  • (1) A person is civilly liable to pay all damages resulting from a filing or registration under this chapter if:
    (a) that person procures the filing or registration of any mark:
    (i) for the person who procures the filing or registration; or
    (ii) on behalf of another person; and
    (b) the person who procures the filing or registration procures it by:
    (i) knowingly making a false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing; or
    (ii) any other fraudulent means.
    (2) Damages sustained as a result of a filing or registration described in Subsection (1) may be recovered:
    (a) by or on behalf of the person injured by the filing or registration; and
    (b) in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Enacted by Chapter 318, 2002 General Session