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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Subject to section 87-218, any person shall be liable to a civil action by the registrant of the trade name for any or all of the remedies provided in section 87-217 if that person shall:
(1) Use in connection with his or her business, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trade name registered under sections 87-208 to 87-219.01 in a manner likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception of purchasers; or
(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate any registered trade name and apply the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be in conjunction with another business in this state; except that the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts were committed with knowledge that the imitation was intended to be used to cause confusion, mistake, or deception of purchasers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 87. Trade Practices § 87-216. Action for misuse; when - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-87-trade-practices/ne-rev-st-sect-87-216/
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