Okla. Stat. tit. 78, § 78-22
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Registrability
Official statutory text
A trademark 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
(a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous
matter; or
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(b) 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; or
(c) consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other
insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or
of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or
(d) consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait of
any living individual, except with his written consent; or
(e) consists of a mark which, (1) when applied to the goods or
services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively
misdescriptive of them, or (2) when applied to the goods or services
of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or
deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a
surname; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall
prevent the registration of a mark used in this state by the
applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or
services. The Secretary of State may accept as evidence that the
mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant's goods or
services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant
in this state or elsewhere for the five (5) years next preceding the
date of the filing of the application for registration; or
(f) consists of or comprises a trademark which so resembles a
trademark registered in this state or a trademark previously used in
this state by another and not abandoned, as to be likely when
applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause
confusion or mistake or to deceive.
registration may be distinguished from the goods of others shall not
be registered if it
(a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous
matter; or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 78. Trade Marks and Labels Page 3
(b) 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; or
(c) consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other
insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or
of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or
(d) consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait of
any living individual, except with his written consent; or
(e) consists of a mark which, (1) when applied to the goods or
services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively
misdescriptive of them, or (2) when applied to the goods or services
of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or
deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a
surname; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall
prevent the registration of a mark used in this state by the
applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or
services. The Secretary of State may accept as evidence that the
mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant's goods or
services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant
in this state or elsewhere for the five (5) years next preceding the
date of the filing of the application for registration; or
(f) consists of or comprises a trademark which so resembles a
trademark registered in this state or a trademark previously used in
this state by another and not abandoned, as to be likely when
applied to the goods or services of the applicant, to cause
confusion or mistake or to deceive.
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