R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-11
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§ 6-2-11. Infringement.
Official statutory text
Subject to the provisions of § 6-2-14, any person who shall:
(1) Use, without consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or
(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate any mark and apply the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in the state of the goods or services; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of the registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in § 6-2-13, except that under this section the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that the mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
(1) Use, without consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or
(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate any mark and apply the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in the state of the goods or services; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of the registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in § 6-2-13, except that under this section the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that the mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
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