(a) Subject to § 1-402 of this subtitle, a person may not:
(1) use, without the consent of the registrant, a reproduction or colorable
imitation of a mark registered under this subtitle in connection with
the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of goods or services if the
use is likely to confuse or deceive about the origin of the goods or
services; or
(2) reproduce or colorably imitate a mark registered under this subtitle
and apply the reproduction or colorable imitation to an advertisement,
label, package, print, receptacle, sign, or wrapper that is intended to
be used:
(i) with goods or services; or
(ii) in conjunction with the sale or other distribution of goods or services
in the State.
(b) (1) A person who violates this section is liable in a civil action to a
registrant for any remedy provided in this section.
(2) A registrant may recover profits or damages from a person who violates
subsection (a)(2) of this section only if the person intended that the
mark be used to confuse or deceive.
(c) A registrant may sue to enjoin the display, manufacture, sale, or use
of a reproduction or colorable imitation of a mark of the registrant.
(d) A court of competent jurisdiction may:
(1) grant an injunction to restrain the display, manufacture, sale, or use
of a reproduction or colorable imitation of a registered mark;
(2) require the defendant to pay to the registrant for the wrongful
display, manufacture, sale, or use of a reproduction or colorable
imitation of a mark:
(i) any profit that the defendant derived;
(ii) any damages that the registrant suffered; or
(iii) both; and
(3) require the defendant to deliver to an officer of the court or to the
registrant, for destruction, any reproduction or colorable imitation of
the mark that is in the possession or under the control of the
defendant.
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