Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 16.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
WHEN MARK CONSIDERED TO BE IN USE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A mark is considered to be in use in this state in connection with goods when:
(1) the mark is placed in any manner on:
(A) the goods;
(B) containers of the goods;
(C) displays associated with the goods;
(D) tags or labels affixed to the goods; or
(E) documents associated with the goods or sale of the goods, if the nature of the goods makes placement described by Paragraphs (A) through (D) impracticable; and
(2) the goods are sold or transported in commerce in this state.
(b) A mark is considered to be in use in this state in connection with services when:
(1) the mark is used or displayed in this state in connection with selling or advertising the services; and
(2) the services are rendered in this state.
(c) Use of a mark made merely to reserve a right in the mark is not considered to be a bona fide use of a mark for purposes of this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 762 (S.B. 1033), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.16.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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