Ohio Revised Code Search

...Any trademark or service mark and its registration shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the trademark or service mark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the trademark or service mark. Assignment shall be by instruments in writing duly executed and may be recorded with the secretary of state upon the payment of the fee sp...

...The registrant of a trademark or service mark shall record all changes of the registrant's business address by filing a written statement, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, of the new address with the secretary of state. The filing fee specified in division (U)(2) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code shall accompany the statement.

...The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all trademarks and service marks registered or renewed under sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code.

...The secretary of state shall cancel from the register the following types of registrations: (A) Any registration the secretary of state receives a voluntary request in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, for cancellation of the registration from the registrant or the assignee of record; (B) Any registration that is granted under sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code and that is not re...

... which the trademark or service mark is actually being used, but a single application shall not include goods or services that fall within different classes on or in connection with which the trademark or service mark is being used.

...Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any trademark or service mark in the office of the secretary of state under sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of the fi...

...or services; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of such registered trademark or service mark for any or all of the remedies provided in section 1329.66 of the Revised Code, except under this division the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that the trademark or service mark is intended to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive...

... may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations of the mark, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be by the the court considered just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay to the owner all profits derived from and all damages suffered by reason of the wrongful ma...

...Sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code do not adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in trademarks or service marks acquired in good faith at common law prior to any of the following times: (A) Prior to another person's registration in this state of a trademark or service mark, with the registrant having a subsequent first use date; (B) Prior to another person's registration in the United...

...(A) As used in this section, "financial institution" means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union; any affiliate or subsidiary of a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union; any registrant as defined in section 1321.51 of the Revised Code ; or any person registered as a mortgage lender under Chapter 1322. of the Revised Code. (B) Any financial institution may p...

...(A) Whoever violates section 1329.26 or 1329.27 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 1329.29 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates section 1329.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one nor more than twenty-five dollars. (D) Whoever violates section 1329.31, 13...

...tition among themselves, purchasers, or consumers in the sale or transportation of such article or commodity, or by which they agree to pool, combine, or directly or indirectly unite any interests which they have connected with the sale or transportation of such article or commodity, that its price might in any manner be affected; (f) To refuse to buy from, sell to, or trade with any person because such person appe...

...on shall enter into a combination, contract, or agreement, the purpose and effect of which is to place the management or control of such combination, or the product or service thereof, in the hands of a trustee with the intent to limit or fix the price or lessen the production or sale of an article or service of commerce, use, or consumption, to prevent, restrict, or diminish the manufacture or output of such article...

...ly, the attorney general shall bring an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county to enjoin any actual or threatened violation of this provision. The attorney general shall have the sole authority to enforce the provisions of this section.

...ute for the recovery thereof. When such action is prosecuted by the attorney general he may begin the same in the court of common pleas of Franklin county or of any other county in which there is proper venue.

...Every combination, contract, or agreement in the form of a trust is declared to be a conspiracy against trade and illegal. No person shall engage in such conspiracy or take part therein, or aid or advise in its commission, or, as principal, manager, director, agent, servant, or employer, or in any other capacity, knowingly carry out any of the stipulations, purposes, prices, or rates, or furnish any information to a...

...A contract or agreement in violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is void.

...A foreign corporation or foreign association exercising any of the powers, franchises, or functions of a corporation in this state, violating sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not do any business in this state. The attorney general shall enforce this section by proceedings in quo warranto in the supreme court, or the court of appeals of the county in which the defendant resides or doe...

...ot they reside in the county where the action is pending.

...hat the accused is a member thereof, or acted with or in pursuance of it or aided or assisted in carrying out its purposes, without giving its name or description, or how, when, and where it was created.

...d that the defendant belonged to it, or acted for or in connection with it, without proving all the members belonging to it, or proving or producing an article of agreement, or a written instrument on which it may have been based; or that it was evidenced by a written instrument.

...tion as is just in the premises. In any action or proceeding in quo warranto by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney against a corporation, the court in which such action or proceeding is pending may, ancillary to such action or proceeding, restrain or enjoin the corporation and its officers and agents from continuing or committing during the pendency of the action the alleged act by reason of which the act...

...(A) In any action or proceeding in quo warranto, in injunction, or otherwise brought by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney under sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, all persons that are party to or participating in the trust or conspiracy against trade violative of those sections may be made parties defendant and summoned, whether or not they reside in the county in which the action or proc...

...in which is pending a civil or criminal action or proceeding brought or prosecuted by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney for the violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or an action or proceeding for a violation of a law, common or statute, against a conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade, so orders, no person shall be excused from attending, testifying, or produ...

...Sections 1331.01 to 1331.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code are cumulative of each other and of all other laws in any manner affecting them.