Any person who, either for himself or herself or on behalf of another person, procures the filing or registration of any mark pursuant to this chapter by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means shall be liable to pay all damages sustained as a consequence of the filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 14240
Fraudulent Registration
Known as the Model State Trademark Law
The act spans §§ 14200–14272 (22 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 711, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.