Wisconsin Statutes 134.34 – Duplication of vessel hulls and parts
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 134.34
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) In this section:
(a) “Direct molding process” means any direct molding process in which the original manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel is itself used as a plug for the making of the mold, which is then used to manufacture a duplicate item.
(b) “Mold” means a matrix or form in which a substance or material is shaped.
(c) “Plug” means a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of exact duplication.
(2) No person may use the direct molding process to duplicate for the purpose of sale a manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel made by another person without the written permission of that other person.
(3) No person may knowingly sell a vessel hull or component part of a vessel duplicated in violation of sub. (2).
(4) This section applies only to vessel hulls or component parts of vessels duplicated using a mold made after June 30, 1983.
(5) A person who suffers injury or damage as the result of a violation of this section may bring an action in circuit court for an injunction prohibiting the violation. In addition, the person shall be entitled to actual damages incurred as a result of the violation, reasonable attorney fees and costs, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1).