Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 12 - Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 8-12-1 - Appropriation of Trademark to Designate Origin or Ownership. - One who produces or deals in a particular thing or...

Section 8-12-3 - Defacing Identifying Mark on Encumbered Personal Property; Presumption of Guilt by Possession. - (a) Any person who defaces, or permits the same to...

Article 2 - Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks.

Section 8-12-6 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 8-12-7 - Registrability. - (a) A mark by which the goods, services, or business...

Section 8-12-8 - Application for Registration; Contents; Signature and Verification; Filing Fee. - (a) Subject to the limitations set forth in this article,...

Section 8-12-9 - Certificate of Registration; Issuance; Use as Evidence. - (a) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of...

Section 8-12-10 - Duration and Renewal of Registration; Renewal Fee. - (a) Registration of a mark under this article shall be...

Section 8-12-11 - Assignment of Mark and Registration; Fee; Recordation and Issuance of New Certificate; Effect of Failure to Record. - Any mark and its registration under this article shall be...

Section 8-12-12 - Records. - The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a...

Section 8-12-13 - Cancellation. - The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register: (1)...

Section 8-12-14 - Classification of Goods, Services and Businesses. - (a) The following general classes of goods, services, and business...

Section 8-12-15 - Liability for Damages Sustained in Consequence of Fraudulent Filing or Registration. - Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of...

Section 8-12-16 - Liability to Civil Action for Infringement. - Subject to the provisions of Section 8-12-19, any person who...

Section 8-12-17 - Injunctive Relief; Famous Marks. - (a) Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of...

Section 8-12-18 - Remedies. - (a) Any owner of a mark registered under this article...

Section 8-12-19 - Common-Law Rights. - Nothing in this article shall adversely affect the rights or...

Article 3 - Names, Marks, etc., on Beverage Containers.

Section 8-12-20 - Registration of Names, Marks, Etc. - Any person or corporation engaged in manufacturing, bottling, or selling...

Section 8-12-21 - Unauthorized Refilling, Defacing of Marks on or Trafficking in Containers. - Any person or corporation who fills with soda water, mineral...

Section 8-12-22 - Use, Furnishing, Trafficking, or Possession of Containers Without Consent Presumptive Evidence of Unlawful Use or Purchase. - The use by any person or corporation, other than the...

Section 8-12-23 - Issuance of Search Warrant for Containers Unlawfully Used or Held. - Whenever any person, corporation, or their agent shall make oath...

Article 4 - Marked Containers for Milk and Milk Products.

Section 8-12-40 - Purchase, Sale, etc., of Container Upon Which Name Appears. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation,...

Section 8-12-41 - Presumption of Ownership. - Whenever the name, trade name, or trademark of any person,...

Section 8-12-42 - Possession by Secondhand or Junk Dealer Prima Facie Evidence of Violation. - The use, possession, or control by any person, firm, or...

Section 8-12-43 - Enforcement of Article. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall enforce the...

Section 8-12-44 - Penalty for Violation of Article. - Any person violating any provision of this article, shall be...