495.121 Fraudulent registration. - Florida Statutes

495.121 Fraudulent registration.

Any person who shall for herself or himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark with the Department of State under the provisions hereof, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, and for punitive or exemplary damages, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.

History. s. 1, ch. 67-58; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 556, ch. 97-103.