California Business and Professions Code

§ 14205

BPC § 14205 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if it meets any of the following criteria:

(a)It consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.

(b)It consists of or comprises matter that may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 711, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.