§80-1.1. Purpose  


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  • The purpose of this Article is to provide a system of State trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq., as amended.  The construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing this Article.

(1997-476, s. 2.)