NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-12 (2026)

Violation a deceptive or unfair trade practice

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A violation of G.S. 80-10 or G.S. 80-11 constitutes a violation of G.S. 75-1.1. (1903, c. 271, s. 8; Rev., s. 3021; C.S., s. 3980; 1941, c. 255, s. 3; 1967, c. 1007, s. 1; 1995, c. 436, s. 2.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1990–2019 · leading case: Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S., 679 F.3d 146 (4th Cir. 2012).

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Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S., 679 F.3d 146 (4th Cir. 2012). “Moreover, the North Carolina legislature has since amended N.C. Gen.Stat. § 80-12, making a violation of state-registered trademark law a per se violation of § 75-1.”

Sideshow, Inc. v. Mammoth Records, Inc., 751 F. Supp. 78 (E.D.N.C. 1990). · cites it 2× “” The penalty, however, is only available if defendant committed the acts of infringement “with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.”

Window Gang Ventures, Corp. v. Salinas, 2019 NCBC 23 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2019). “In addition, Window Gang’s allegations in support of its surviving claims for trademark infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets likewise support the denial of Defendants’ Motion to dismiss Window Gang’s UDTPA claim.”

Ray Lackey Enters., Inc. v. Vill. Inn Lakeside, Inc., 2015 NCBC 32 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2015). “nd apply such 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 this State of such goods or services; shall be…”

Hcw Ret. & Fin. Servs., LLC v. Hcw Emp. Benefit Servs., LLC, 2015 NCBC 70 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2015). · cites it 6× “shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby.”

Ray Lackey Enters., Inc. v. Vill. Inn Lakeside, Inc., 2016 NCBC 9 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-12 (“A violation of .”

Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S. (4th Cir. 2012). “Moreover, the North Carolina legislature has since amended N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-12 , making a violation of state- registered trademark law a per se violation of § 75-1.”

Lyons v. Morris Costumes (4th Cir. 2001). “1, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-12 , but Lyons has not proven such a violation, as the North Carolina trademark statute forbids infringement only of marks registered with the State, see id.”

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