South Carolina § 39-15-720 - Authority to use trademark on timber.
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§ 39-15-720. Authority to use trademark on timber.
A person who has adopted or used a label, trademark, term, design, or device and has obtained a registration for it pursuant to Article 11 of this chapter may use it to mark and identify timber and when the label, trademark, term, design, or device is stamped, impressed, or indented on timber it constitutes a "brand" within the meaning of this article and is notice to the world that the owner of the brand is the owner of or has some property right or interest in the timber or lien on the timber, as set forth in this article.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 66-242; 1952 Code SECTION 66-242; 1942 Code SECTION 1250; 1932 Code SECTION 1250; 1925 (34) 27; 1994 Act No. 486, SECTION 2, eff 3 months after July 13, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment substituted "has obtained a registration for it pursuant to Article 11" for "has filed it for record in the office of the Secretary of State as provided in Article 3", and made other minor grammatical changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-15-720 ("Authority to use trademark on timber.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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