Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:3-17

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
Any person or corporation seeking to register names, marks or other devices under authority of this article shall first cause the description mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title to be printed once in each week, for two weeks successively, in a newspaper published in the county in which such description may be filed as provided by said section 56:3-16
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