Alabama § 8-12-1 Appropriation of Trademark to Designate Origin or Ownership

Alabama Statutes

§ 8-12-1 — Appropriation of Trademark to Designate Origin or Ownership

Alabama § 8-12-1

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 12Trademarks, Names, Marks, Devices, and Labels

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 8-12-1 (2026).

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One who produces or deals in a particular thing or conducts a particular business may appropriate to his exclusive use, as a trademark, any form, symbol, or name which has not been so appropriated by another to designate the origin or ownership thereof; but he cannot exclusively appropriate any designation, or part of a designation, which relates only to the name, quality, or the description of the thing or business or the place where the thing is produced or the business is carried on.

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One who produces or deals in a particular thing or conducts a particular business may appropriate to his exclusive use, as a trademark, any form, symbol, or name which has not been so appropriated by another to designate the origin or ownership thereof; but he cannot exclusively appropriate any designation, or part of a designation, which relates only to the name, quality, or the description of the thing or business or the place where the thing is produced or the business is carried on.