South Dakota Statutes

§ 37-6-7 — Mark disparaging or suggesting connection with persons, institutions, beliefs or national symbols not registrable.

South Dakota § 37-6-7
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 37TRADE REGULATION
Ch. 37-6TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK PROTECTION

This text of South Dakota § 37-6-7 (Mark disparaging or suggesting connection with persons, institutions, beliefs or national symbols not registrable.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 37-6-7 (2026).

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A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods of others shall not be registered if it 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.

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Legislative History

SL 1955, ch 232, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.0902 (2); SL 1980, ch 264, § 5.

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