Sec. 35-19. Description may be registered.
Sec. 35-20. Unlawful use of devices; penalty.
Sec. 35-21. Presumption of unlawful use.
Sec. 35-22. Issue of search warrant.
Sec. 35-23. When refiling of device not required.
Sec. 35-19. Description may be registered. Any person or corporation engaged in manufacturing, bottling or selling soda waters, mineral waters or aerated waters, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverages or medicines, medicinal preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures in bottles, cans, jars or siphons, with his or its name or other marks or devices branded, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, impressed or otherwise produced upon such bottles, cans, jars or siphons or the boxes or cases used by him or it, or any person or corporation engaged in the business of supplying towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets to others, for hire or compensation, with his or its name or other marks or devices branded, stamped, marked, sewed or otherwise impressed thereon, may register and renew in the office of the Secretary of the State, a description, and reproduction or facsimile, of the name or names or marks or devices so used by him or it in the same form and manner as is provided for the registration of trademarks under chapter 621a.
(1949 Rev., S. 6802; 1967, P.A. 431, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act substituted “register and renew” for “file”, deleted requirement that name or mark be filed in office of court clerk of superior court for county where registrant has principal place of business or, if principal place of business is out of state, for any county, required registration of reproduction or facsimile and specified procedure as “provided for the registration of trademarks under chapter 621a”.
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Sec. 35-20. Unlawful use of devices; penalty. No person, other than the owner of such name, mark or device, shall fill with soda water, mineral water or aerated water, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverage, or with any medicine, medicinal preparation, perfumery, oil, compound or mixture, any bottle, can, jar, box or siphon, or shall use any towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet, which is so marked or distinguished with or by any name, mark or device, a description of which has been filed as provided in section 35-19, by supplying, furnishing or renting the same to others for hire or compensation, or shall deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device thereon, or shall sell, buy, give, take or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same, without the written consent of the person whose mark or device shall be or has been in or upon the bottle, can, jar, box or siphon so filled, trafficked in, used or handled, or whose name, mark or device shall be or shall have been upon the towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet so unlawfully used. Any person, acting for himself or as the agent of any person, firm or corporation, who violates any provision of this section shall (1) for the first offense, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and (2) for each subsequent offense, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(1949 Rev., S. 6803; P.A. 12-80, S. 156.)
History: P.A. 12-80 inserted Subdiv. designators (1) and (2), changed penalty for first offense from a fine of not more than $5 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both for each bottle, jar, siphon or towel and not more than $10 for each can, box, coat, apron or toilet cabinet filled, sold, used, supplied, disposed of, brought or trafficked in, to a fine of $250, and changed penalty for subsequent offense from a fine of not more than $10 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year or both for each bottle, can, jar, box, siphon, towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet filled, sold, used, supplied, disposed of, bought or trafficked in, to a class C misdemeanor.
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Sec. 35-21. Presumption of unlawful use. The use by any person other than the person whose device, name or mark is or has been upon the same, without such written consent or purchase, of any such marked or distinguished bottle, can, jar, box or siphon, a description of the name, mark or device whereon has been filed as provided in section 35-19, for the sale therein of soda, mineral or aerated waters, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverage, or any medicine, medicinal preparation, perfumery, oil, compound or mixture, or for the furnishing of the same to customers, or the use, by any person other than the owner whose name, mark or device has been upon the same, or any person having the written consent of the owner, of any such marked or distinguished towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet, a description of the name, mark or device whereon has been filed as provided in said section 35-19, or the buying, selling, disposing of or trafficking in any such bottles, cans, jars, boxes, siphons, towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets by any person other than the person having a name, mark or device as such owner thereon, without such written consent, or the possession, by any junk dealer or dealer in rags or secondhand articles or person engaged in the business of supplying or renting towels, aprons, coats or toilet cabinets, of any such bottles, cans, jars, boxes or siphons, whether whole or broken, or any such marked or distinguished towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet, a description of the marks, names or devices whereon has been so filed, without such written consent, shall be presumptive evidence of such unlawful use, purchase and traffic in such bottles, cans, jars, boxes, siphons, towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets.
(1949 Rev., S. 6804.)
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Sec. 35-22. Issue of search warrant. Whenever any person mentioned in section 35-19, or his agent, makes oath before any judge of the superior court for the judicial district wherein his town is located, that he has reason to believe and does believe that any of his bottles, cans, jars, boxes of siphons, a description of the name, mark or device whereon has been filed as provided in section 35-19, are being unlawfully used or filled or had within the jurisdiction of such court, by any person manufacturing or selling soda, mineral or aerated waters, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverage, or any medicine or medicinal preparation, perfumery, oil, compound or mixture, or that any junk dealer or dealer in secondhand articles, vendor of bottles, cans, jars or siphons, or other person, has, within such jurisdiction, any such bottles, cans, jars, boxes or siphons in his possession, or secreted in any place, or that any of his towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets, a description of the name, mark or device whereon has been filed as aforesaid, are being unlawfully used or held within the jurisdiction of such court, such court shall, if sufficient reason is shown therefor, issue forthwith a search warrant, directed to any police officer or other proper officer, to discover and obtain the same; and such court shall issue a warrant for and cause to be brought before him the person in whose possession such bottles, cans, jars, boxes, siphons, towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets may be found, and shall inquire into the circumstances of such possession; and, if such court finds that such person has been guilty of a violation of section 35-20, he shall award the property taken upon such warrant to the owner thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 6805; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 171; P.A. 74-183, S. 269, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 232, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127.)
History: 1959 act replaced trial justices and judges of city, borough, town or police courts with judges of circuit court; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court judges with judges of court of common pleas for county or judicial district, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 replaced judges of common pleas court with superior court judges, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties.
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Sec. 35-23. When refiling of device not required. Section 35-23 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6806; 1967, P.A. 431, S. 2.)
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