N.Y. ACA Law § 33.09
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Offenses against trade-marks
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§ 33.09. Offenses against trade-marks. A person who:\n 1. Falsely makes or counterfeits a trade-mark; or\n 2. Affixes to any article of merchandise, a false or counterfeit\ntrade-mark, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, or the genuine\ntrade-mark, or an imitation of the trade-mark of another, without the\nlatter's consent; or\n 3. Knowingly sells, or keeps or offers for sale, an article of\nmerchandise to which is affixed a false or counterfeit trade-mark, or\nthe genuine trade-mark, or an imitation of the trade-mark of another,\nwithout the latter's consent; or\n 4. Has in his possession a counterfeit trade-mark, knowing it to be\ncounterfeit, or a die, plate, brand or other thing for the purpose of\nfalsely making or counterfeiting a trade-mark; or\n 5. Makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his\npossession with intent to sell or dispose of, an article of merchandise\nwith such a trade-mark or label as to appear to indicate the quantity,\nquality, character, place of manufacture or production, or persons\nmanufacturing, packing, bottling, boxing or producing the article, but\nnot indicating it truly; or\n 6. Knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale, any goods which are\nrepresented in any manner, by word or deed, to be the manufacture,\npacking, bottling, boxing or product of any person, firm or corporation,\nother than himself, unless such goods are contained in the original\npackage, box or bottle and under the labels, marks or names placed\nthereon by the manufacturer who is entitled to use such marks, names,\nbrands or trade-marks; or\n 7. Shall sell or shall expose for sale any goods in bulk, to which no\nlabel or trade-mark shall be attached, and shall by representation, name\nor mark written or printed thereon, represent that such goods are the\nproduction or manufacture of a person who is not the manufacturer; or\n 8. Shall knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale any article of\nmerchandise, and shall orally or by representation, name or mark written\nor printed thereon or attached thereto used in connection therewith, or\nby advertisement, or otherwise, in any manner whatsoever make any false\nrepresentation as to the person by whom such article of merchandise or\nthe material thereof was made, or was in whole or in part produced,\nmanufactured, finished, processed, treated, marketed, packed, bottled or\nboxed, or falsely represent that such article of merchandise or the\nmaterial or any part thereof has or may properly have any trade-mark\nattached to it or used in connection with it, or is or may properly be\nindicated or identified by any trade-mark, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
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