New Jersey · statute · N.J. Stat. tit. 56 · 768 active provisions
Any person conducting or transacting business and using the designation "and company," or "& Co.," as a part of a firm or partnership name, shall file a statement in the office of the clerk of the county within which such business is conducted or transacted, and a duplicate thereof for filing in the office of the Secre…
No person shall conduct or transact business under any assumed name, or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the individual or individuals conducting or transacting such business, unless such person shall file a certificate in the office of the clerk of the…
Whenever any person or persons shall have constituted the county clerk of any county his or their attorney for service of any process by any certificate filed pursuant to chapter one of Title 56 of the Revised Statutes, any such original process in any action or legal proceeding against such person or persons may be se…
When any such original process is served upon any county clerk as herein provided, he shall forthwith notify the person or persons upon whom service is intended to be made through him by letter directed to the post-office address given in the certificate and shall, within two days after such service, forward to such pe…
The several county clerks and the Secretary of State shall each keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing the statements or certificates provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title, and for the indexing and filing of such statements or certificates they shall each receive a fee of $5.00 from the pers…
Any person conducting or transacting business contrary to the provisions of either section 56:1-1 or 56:1-2 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sections 56:1-1 to 56:1-4 of this title shall in no way affect or apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of this state, or any corporation organized under the laws of any other state and lawfully doing business in this state, nor shall they be construed to prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or…
When any partnership which has filed the statement or certificate provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title shall be dissolved and a certificate setting forth the name under which the trade-name has been carried on, the business which has been conducted or transacted, the true or full name of the person…
The record of dissolution provided for by section 56:1-6 of this Title shall be made by the county clerk and by the Secretary of State by writing the word "dissolved," together with the date of the certificate of dissolution, in the margin of the book or books used for filing trade-name certificates, at or near the pla…
Any association, lodge, order, fraternal society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association, historical, military or veterans' organization, labor union, foundation, federation, or any other society, organization or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, w…
Application for a registration, alteration or cancellation authorized by section 56:2-1 of this title shall be made by the chief officer or officers of the association or organization mentioned in said section 56:2-1, upon blanks to be furnished by the secretary of state. Any registration had under authority of this ch…
When a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, no registration or alteration in registration of a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other in…
Upon granting registration as provided in this chapter, the secretary of state shall issue his certificate to the applicant for registration, setting forth the fact of such registration.
Any person who, without the permission or authority of any association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, makes, forges, counterfeits or causes to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or who, without such permission or authority, utters, distributes or causes to be uttered or distributed, knowing…
Any person who willfully wears, exhibits, displays or uses, for any purpose, the badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia of any association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, duly registered as provided in this chapter, or any imitation thereo…
The provisions of sections 56:2-5 and 56:2-6 of this title shall not apply to the wearing, exhibiting, displaying or using, for any purpose, of the badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette or other insignia of any association or organization which has, prior to June twenty-first, one th…
The secretary of state shall keep a properly indexed record of the registration authorized by this chapter, which shall also show any altered or canceled registration.
The fees of the secretary of state for registration, alteration, cancellation and searches made and certificates issued by him, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be the same as provided by law for similar services. All fees collected under authority of this chapter shall be paid by the secretary of stat…
16. This 1995 amendatory and supplementary act is intended to provide a system of State trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the federal Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. s.1051 et seq. The interpretation and construction of…
1. As used in this act: "Abandoned," when used with reference to a mark, means the occurrence of either of the following: (1) When its use has been discontinued with intent not to resume that use. Intent not to resume may be inferred from circumstances. Nonuse for two consecutive years shall constitute prima facie evid…
2. Registrability. A mark by which the goods or services of an applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if it: (a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or (b) consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely s…
3. Application for registration. Subject to the limitations set forth in this act, any person who uses a mark may file in the office of the Secretary of State, in a manner complying with the requirements of the Secretary of State, an application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the follo…
11. a. Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary may cause the application to be examined for conformity with the requirements of this act. b. The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary, including a description o…
14. a. An applicant or registrant shall have the right of appeal solely on the record to an administrative law judge designated by the Office of Administrative Law or to the Superior Court in Mercer County as follows: (1) The grounds shall include: (a) any decision by the Secretary of State refusing registration or ren…
4. Certificate of registration. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act, the Secretary of State shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the Secretary of State and the Seal of…