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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person commits the crime of misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting if the person commits trademark counterfeiting as described in section fourteen-a of this article and the total retail value of all of the items bearing the counterfeit mark or services that are identified by the counterfeit mark is less than $1,000.
(b) The penalty for misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting is:
(1) For a first violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $2,000, or both a fine and confinement; and
(2) For each subsequent violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both a fine and confinement.
(3) If the person convicted under this section is a firm, partnership, corporation, union, association or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law, the maximum fine that may be imposed is $10,000.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade § 47-2-14b. Misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting; penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-47-regulation-of-trade/wv-code-sect-47-2-14b/
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