Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-511 (2026)
Fraudulent registration
✓ current as of May 2026
Any person who, for the person's own benefit, or on behalf of any other person, procures the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the secretary under this part by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Acts 1982, ch. 698, § 11; T.C.A., §§ 69-539, 47-25-431, 47-25-510; Acts 2000, ch. 671, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1986–1987 · leading case: Wynn Oil Co. v. Thomas, 669 F. Supp. 831 (M.D. Tenn. 1986).
Wynn Oil Co. v. Thomas, 669 F. Supp. 831 (M.D. Tenn. 1986). “The court finds the record devoid of proof that the plaintiff ever attempted to “palm off” its services as those of the defendants or that it has infringed upon its registered mark in the state of Tennessee in violation of T.C.A. § 47-25-511. Indeed, had such proof emerged, the…”
State Ex Rel. Elvis Presley Intl. Mem'l Found. v. Crowell, 733 S.W.2d 89 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987). “The factual proof in this record does not make out a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-511 as a matter of law.”
State ex rel. Elvis Presley Int'l Mem'l Found. v. Crowell, 733 S.W.2d 89 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987). “The factual proof in this record does not make out a violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-25-511 as a matter of law.”
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