30-13-333. Infringement.
30-13-333. Infringement. (1) In addition to the penalties and remedies provided for in 30-13-338 and subject to the provisions of 30-13-336 and subsection (2) of this section, a person is liable in a civil action brought by the registrant under 30-13-335 if the person:
(a) uses, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this part in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or
(b) reproduces, counterfeits, copies, or colorably imitates any registered mark and applies the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in this state of the goods or services.
(2) However, the registrant is not entitled to recover under subsection (1)(b) any profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that the mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 429, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 257, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 177, L. 2009.