Penal Law § 165.71 · Article 165. Other Offenses Relating to Theft
Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree
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§ 165.71 Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree.
A person is guilty of trademark counterfeiting in the third degree when, with the intent to deceive or defraud some other person or with the intent to evade a lawful restriction on the sale, resale, offering for sale, or distribution of goods, he or she manufactures, distributes, sells, or offers for sale goods which bear a counterfeit trademark, or possesses a trademark knowing it to be counterfeit for the purpose of affixing it to any goods.
Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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