Utah statute
Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-302 — Forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 3: Offenses Concerning Trademarks, Trade Names, and Devices, Utah Code.
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-302
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-16-101, and 76-16-301 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device if the actor: (2)(a) willfully forges or counterfeits, or procures to be forged or counterfeited, a trademark, trade name, or trade device, that: (2)(a)(i) is usually affixed by a person to the person's goods, or by an association or union of working people to the association's or union's goods; and (2)(a)(ii) has been filed with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code; and (2)(b) performs the action described in Subsection (2)(a) with the intent to pass off any goods to which the forged or counterfeited trademark, trade name, or trade device is affixed, or intended to be affixed, as the goods of the person or association or union of working people. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
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Is forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device is a Class B Misdemeanor in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-302.
Which Utah statute covers forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device?
Forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-302 (Forging or counterfeiting a trademark, trade name, or trade device).
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