Pennsylvania § 4614 - Trademark license agreement, application and licensure process.
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§ 4614. Trademark license agreement, application and licensure process.
(a) General rule.--
(1) A qualified entity may apply to be licensed to use the Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark or Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® trademark.
(2) An application shall be on a form prepared by the department and shall require identification information and other information the department deems necessary to determine if an applicant is a qualified entity.
(3) The application form shall be provided by the department upon request.
(4) The department shall have the discretion to determine whether a person is a qualified entity for purposes of this chapter.
(5) If the department determines that an applicant is a qualified entity, it shall offer that qualified entity a trademark license agreement.
(6) A trademark license agreement under this chapter shall be effective for one year from the date upon which an agreement is executed and may be renewed. An agreement shall contain provisions allowing for the termination of the license agreement by the department or a licensee upon 60 days' advance written notice to the other party.
(b) Preexisting trademark license agreements.--A trademark license agreement that is in effect prior to the effective date of this section and that authorizes the use of a Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark shall remain in effect until it is terminated or until the end of the current contract year, whichever occurs first.
(July 1, 2019, P.L.255, No.36, eff. 60 days; Nov. 1, 2023, P.L.148, No.21, eff. 60 days)
2023 Amendment. Act 21 amended subsec. (a)(1).
2019 Amendment. Act 36 renumbered former section 4606 to present section 4614.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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