5 Guam Code Ann. § 20401
Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 20401
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
(a) Director means the Director of the Department of
Commerce of the government of Guam.
(b) Person means an individual, corporation, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(c) Trade name means a word or name used by a person to identify the person’s business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others.
(d) Trademark means any word name, symbol or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods and distinguish them from the goods of others.
(e) Print means any original artwork, design, poster, lithograph or literary work.
SOURCE: GC § 6400 added by P.L. 2-93. Amended by P.L. 20-103:3. Public Law 22-112 split the former Customs & Quarantine Division of the Department of Commerce from that Department, making it a separate Department within the government. This section amended by P.L. 20-103 was repealed/reenacted by P.L. 23-62 (Dec. 1995).
NOTE: P.L. 23-63:1 contains the following Legislative Intent: Legislative Findings: The Legislature finds that an increasing
number of the residents of Guam are more than ever before expressing their thoughts and opinions by becoming creative resulting in the creation of original designs. In order to ensure that individual artworks are protected, the Legislature finds that it is necessary to implement a law which provides such protection. Under current law, local artists have to apply for protection through the United States Patent Office and present a copy of the certificate granted by that office of the Department of Administration in order to be assured protection locally.
The Legislature further finds that this is a cumbersome and expensive process for most local businesses and manufacturers. As opposed to overall protection throughout the United States, local businesses and manufacturers need the protection right within the Territory of Guam.
2013 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the
Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme in accordance to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.