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2005 Florida Statutes

SECTION 12
Procuring the filing of trademark or other form of advertisement by fraudulent representations; penalty.
Section 506.12, Florida Statutes 2005

506.12  Procuring the filing of trademark or other form of advertisement by fraudulent representations; penalty.--Any person who shall, for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person, association or union, procure the filing of any label, trademark, term, wording, design, device, color or form of advertisement with the Department of State, by making any false or fraudulent representations or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay any damage sustained in consequence of such filing, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court having jurisdiction, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083

History.--s. 4, ch. 4974, 1901; GS 3349; RGS 5192; CGL 7295; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 465, ch. 71-136; s. 652, ch. 97-103.