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N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 33.09: Offenses against trade-marks

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  1. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
  2. Title K. Trade-marks
  3. Article 33. Offenses Against Trade-marks

§ 33.09. Offenses against trade-marks. A person who:

1. Falsely makes or counterfeits a trade-mark; or

2. Affixes to any article of merchandise, a false or counterfeit

trade-mark, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, or the genuine

trade-mark, or an imitation of the trade-mark of another, without the

latter's consent; or

3. Knowingly sells, or keeps or offers for sale, an article of

merchandise to which is affixed a false or counterfeit trade-mark, or

the genuine trade-mark, or an imitation of the trade-mark of another,

without the latter's consent; or

4. Has in his possession a counterfeit trade-mark, knowing it to be

counterfeit, or a die, plate, brand or other thing for the purpose of

falsely making or counterfeiting a trade-mark; or

5. Makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his

possession with intent to sell or dispose of, an article of merchandise

with such a trade-mark or label as to appear to indicate the quantity,

quality, character, place of manufacture or production, or persons

manufacturing, packing, bottling, boxing or producing the article, but

not indicating it truly; or

6. Knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale, any goods which are

represented in any manner, by word or deed, to be the manufacture,

packing, bottling, boxing or product of any person, firm or corporation,

other than himself, unless such goods are contained in the original

package, box or bottle and under the labels, marks or names placed

thereon by the manufacturer who is entitled to use such marks, names,

brands or trade-marks; or

7. Shall sell or shall expose for sale any goods in bulk, to which no

label or trade-mark shall be attached, and shall by representation, name

or mark written or printed thereon, represent that such goods are the

production or manufacture of a person who is not the manufacturer; or

8. Shall knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale any article of

merchandise, and shall orally or by representation, name or mark written

or printed thereon or attached thereto used in connection therewith, or

by advertisement, or otherwise, in any manner whatsoever make any false

representation as to the person by whom such article of merchandise or

the material thereof was made, or was in whole or in part produced,

manufactured, finished, processed, treated, marketed, packed, bottled or

boxed, or falsely represent that such article of merchandise or the

material or any part thereof has or may properly have any trade-mark

attached to it or used in connection with it, or is or may properly be

indicated or identified by any trade-mark, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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