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§ 10-1-441. Registration of marks -- When marks ineligible

GA Code § 10-1-441 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or

(2) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols or bring them into contempt or disrepute; or

(3) Consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States or of any state, county, or municipality or of any foreign nation or any simulation thereof, except that a county, municipality, or board of education shall be entitled to have registered its own service mark for use by that county, municipality, or board of education; or

(4) Consists of or comprises the name, signature, or portrait of any living individual, except with his or her written consent; or

(5) Consists of a mark which:

(A) When applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or

(B) When applied to the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or

(C) Is primarily merely a surname; or

(6) Consists of or comprises a trademark or service mark which so resembles a trademark or service mark registered in this state or a trademark or service mark or trade name previously used in this state by another and not abandoned as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive; or

(7) Consists of or comprises a trademark or service mark which so resembles a trademark or service mark registered in the United States Patent Office by another and not abandoned as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive;

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§ 10-1-441. Registration of marks -- When marks ineligible