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§ 47-25-502. Registrability.

TN Code § 47-25-502 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter;

(2) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute;

(3) Consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof;

(4) Consists of or comprises the name, signature, or portrait identifying a particular living individual, except with that individual's written consent;

(5) Consists of a mark which:

(A) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them;

(B) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; or

(C) Is primarily merely a surname;

(6) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state or a mark or trade name previously used by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion, mistake or deception.

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