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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person commits the crime of felony 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 $1,000 or greater.
(b) The penalty for felony trademark counterfeiting is:
(1) Confinement in a state correctional facility for no less than one year nor more than five years or a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both a fine and confinement.
(2) 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 $20,000.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade § 47-2-14c. Felony trademark counterfeiting; penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-47-regulation-of-trade/wv-code-sect-47-2-14c/
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