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DIVISION 6. BUSINESS RIGHTS 14000-14704›CHAPTER 2. Model State Trademark Law 14200-14272›ARTICLE 8. Fraudulent Registration 14240-14240

§ 14240

California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 711, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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