{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-1.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this Article is to provide a system of State trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq., as amended. The construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing this Article. (1997-476, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 80. Trademarks, Brands, etc.","Article 1. Trademark Registration Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_80/GS_80-1.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:10:32Z","sha256":"077991270b80b9744d6a3b5d419fbf68111a56a080ac03ed67144610a3d5362b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}