Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems
Section 417.450 - Law how cited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995
417.450. Law how cited. — Sections 417.450 to 417.467 shall be known and may be cited as "The Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act".
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(L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88 § 1)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce

Chapter 417 - Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems

Section 417.005 - Definitions.

Section 417.011 - Prohibited marks.

Section 417.016 - Registration of trademark — application, contents — information required by secretary of state — fee, how payable — refusal to register mark, procedure.

Section 417.018 - Additional fee — expiration date.

Section 417.021 - Certificate of registration, how issued — admissible as evidence — duplicate of certificate, application, fee — abstract of mark, fee.

Section 417.026 - Term of registration — notice of expiration, when required.

Section 417.031 - Assignment of mark, procedure.

Section 417.036 - Registry of marks open to public.

Section 417.041 - Cancellation of marks, when.

Section 417.046 - Classes of goods and services — single application for mark to cover only one class.

Section 417.051 - Fraudulent filing or registration — civil damages to injured party.

Section 417.056 - Prohibited acts — civil action for damages, when.

Section 417.061 - Injunctive relief, when — order for payment to owner of mark — destruction of counterfeit marks.

Section 417.066 - Common law marks not affected — actions to require cancellation of a mark or to compel registration, venue, parties.

Section 417.100 - Facsimile of brands to be recorded.

Section 417.130 - Recorder's certificate, evidence.

Section 417.140 - Penalty.

Section 417.150 - Misuse of names of certain societies prohibited.

Section 417.160 - Use of emblems regulated.

Section 417.170 - Adoption of name and emblem — registration form, fee.

Section 417.175 - Registration of emblem effective for five years, renewal procedure, fee.

Section 417.180 - Penalty for violation.

Section 417.190 - Penalty for improper use of emblem of automobile club.

Section 417.200 - Fictitious names to be registered.

Section 417.210 - Registration, when and how — contents — cancellation of fictitious name — ownership reflected in registration, when — registration effective and expiration dates — renewals, contents, effective date.

Section 417.217 - Foreign businesses, registration, when — exemption from, when.

Section 417.220 - Registration fee.

Section 417.230 - Penalty for failure to register.

Section 417.240 - Owner of farm may register name of same.

Section 417.250 - Description of mark, where filed — notice of use.

Section 417.260 - Duties of recorder and secretary of state — fees.

Section 417.270 - Penalty for violation.

Section 417.280 - What constitutes evidence.

Section 417.290 - Acceptance of deposit does not constitute a sale.

Section 417.300 - Dairy products containers — description, where filed — notice, how published — certificate of record.

Section 417.310 - Receptacles — unlawful use.

Section 417.320 - Receptacles — unlawful possession.

Section 417.330 - Search warrants — prosecution.

Section 417.340 - Penalty.

Section 417.350 - Terms construed.

Section 417.360 - "Sale" construed.

Section 417.400 - Definitions.

Section 417.403 - Disclosures required to be made in writing by invention developer to customer, content.

Section 417.406 - Contract for invention development services, form, content.

Section 417.409 - Cover sheet required for contract content — additional information on cover prohibited.

Section 417.412 - Termination of contract, procedure — service on contract not required, when.

Section 417.415 - Bond required for invention developer, when, amount — copy to be filed with department of economic development — cash deposit accepted instead of bond.

Section 417.418 - Payment for services to be by check — taking other negotiable instrument, effect — contract limitation — execution of note or series of notes prohibited.

Section 417.421 - Records and correspondence retention requirement — customer's right to copy, cost, procedure.

Section 417.424 - Contract unenforceable against customer, when, exceptions — waiver by customer void, exception.

Section 417.426 - False or fraudulent statements, failure to make required disclosures, civil liability — damages — punitive damages, when — attorney general's duties.

Section 417.427 - Confidentiality of all disclosures by customer, exceptions — waiver by customer must be in writing after receiving disclosure.

Section 417.430 - Assignee of invention developer subject to all claims and defenses of customer.

Section 417.433 - Report in writing to be delivered quarterly to customer — content.

Section 417.436 - Invention developer law not exclusive subject to applicable laws.

Section 417.450 - Law how cited.

Section 417.453 - Definitions.

Section 417.455 - Misappropriation, actual or threatened may be enjoined — injunction terminates, when — exceptional circumstances, defined.

Section 417.457 - Damages for misappropriation — punitive damages awarded, when.

Section 417.459 - Court's duty in misappropriation, action to preserve secrecy of trade secret.

Section 417.461 - Action for misappropriation must be brought when, time limitation — continuing misappropriation is one claim.

Section 417.463 - Action for misappropriation displaces certain other actions for recovery — actions civil and criminal not affected.

Section 417.465 - Purpose of the uniform law.

Section 417.467 - Effect of existing misappropriation prior to August 28, 1995.