SB577: Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.

Chief Patron

Dick Saslaw (D-35)
Served: 1980–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/27/2008: signed by governor

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01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080337806
01/09/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/11/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB577)
01/14/2008 Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/14/2008 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/21/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/05/2008 Impact statement from SCC (SB577)
02/06/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Committee substitute printed 081552324-S1
02/07/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB577S1)
02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Read second time
02/11/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081552324-S1
02/11/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB577S1
02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Communicated to House
02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/12/2008 Read first time
02/12/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2008 Impact statement from SCC (SB577S1)
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008 Committee substitute printed 080356324-H1
03/04/2008 Read second time
03/05/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB577H1)
03/05/2008 Read third time
03/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080356324-H1
03/05/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB577H1
03/05/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Enrolled
03/08/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB577ER)
03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/10/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB577ER)
03/11/2008 Impact statement from SCC (SB577ER)
03/11/2008 Signed by President
03/12/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/12/2008 Signed by President
03/12/2008 Impact statement from SCC (SB577ER)
03/27/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Trademarks and service marks; penalties. Expands the scope of laws protecting trademarks and service marks to include such marks registered with other states and the federal government, and makes it unlawful to reproduce, counterfeit, or colorably imitate a registered mark and apply it to patches, fabric, stickers, badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes, containers, cans, cases, handbags, documentation, packaging, or other components intended to be used on or in connection with goods or services. The penalties for violations are increased. Violations are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor unless the offense involves 100 or more items bearing a counterfeit mark or items with a counterfeit mark with a retail value of more than $200, in which case it is a Class 6 felony. Convictions where the offender maliciously causes or attempts to cause bodily injury of another is a Class 3 felony. If bodily injury is done unlawfully but not maliciously, it is a Class 6 felony. In addition, counterfeit articles are subject to forfeiture and violators are subject to a fine of up to three times the retail value of the goods.

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