West Virginia § 47-2-14b Misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting; penalty

West Virginia Statutes

§ 47-2-14b — Misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting; penalty

West Virginia § 47-2-14b

Ch. 47REGULATION OF TRADE

Art. 2TRADEMARKS IN GENERAL

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W. Va. Code § 47-2-14b (2026).

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(a)A person commits the crime of misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting if the person commits trademark counterfeiting as described in section fourteen-a of this article and the total retail value of all of the items bearing the counterfeit mark or services that are identified by the counterfeit mark is less than $1,000.

(b)The penalty for misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting is:

(1)For a first violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $2,000, or both a fine and confinement; and

(2)For each subsequent violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both a fine and confinement.

(3)If the person convicted under this section is a firm, partnership, corporation, union, association or other organizatio

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(a) A person commits the crime of misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting if the person commits trademark counterfeiting as described in section fourteen-a of this article and the total retail value of all of the items bearing the counterfeit mark or services that are identified by the counterfeit mark is less than $1,000.

(b) The penalty for misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting is:

(1) For a first violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $2,000, or both a fine and confinement; and

(2) For each subsequent violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both a fine and confinement.

(3) If the person convicted under this section is a firm, partnership, corporation, union, association or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law, the maximum fine that may be imposed is $10,000.