Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:3-13.17

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
In any civil action brought pursuant to this act, if the court determines that a mark is counterfeit, the court may order the destruction of all marks, all means of making the marks, and all goods, articles or other matter bearing the marks, which are in the possession or control of the court or any party to the action; or, after obliteration of the counterfeit mark, the court may order the disposal of the aforesaid materials to the State, a civil plaintiff, an eleemosynary institution, or any appropriate private person other than the person from whom the materials were obtained.

L. 1987, c. 454, s. 3.