Ley sobre Marcas Falsificadas en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si tienes una marca falsa y planeas usarla o venderla, eso es ilegal. También es ilegal hacer cosas para crear marcas falsas sin permiso. Puedes meterte en problemas serios por esto.

Es como si alguien hiciera copias de un billete de 100 dólares y tratara de gastarlos. Aunque se vea igual, es ilegal y puede llevarte a la cárcel.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un estudiante, decide hacer camisetas con el logo de una famosa marca de ropa sin permiso. Cuando la policía se entera, lo arrestan porque estaba usando una marca falsificada, y enfrenta una multa o incluso tiempo en la cárcel.

Penalidades

Multa de hasta $1,000 o hasta 1 año de prisión por posesión de marcas falsificadas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(e) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, union, or other legal entity. For purposes of ownership of an identifying mark, person includes a governmental entity. MCL 750.264 - Possession of counterfeit mark, die, plate, engraving, template, pattern, or material; violation as misdemeanor; penalty Sec. 264. A person who possesses a counterfeit mark with intent to use or deliver it, who possesses a die, plate, engraving, template, pattern, or material with intent to create a counterfeit mark, or who possesses an identifying mark without authorization of the identifying mark's owner and with intent to create a counterfeit mark is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. MCL 750.265a - Union label; counterfeiting, imitation, unauthorized use Sec. 265a. Any person who counterfeits or imitates any union label, or who uses any union label without authority of the particular labor organization or association of working-men whose union label is being so used, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A union label for the purposes of this section is defined as a trademark, term, design, symbol or device of a labor organization or association of working-men adopted by them to distinguish their craft, trade or work or membership in or indicating work done by such labor organization or association of working-men. MCL 750.271 - Domestic corporations; securities, fraudulent issue and sale Sec. 271. Fraudulent issue and sale of securities of domestic corporations—Any person or persons who shall fraudulently issue or cause to be issued, any stock, scrip, or evidence of debt, of any bank, insurance, mining or other incorporated company of this sta