2006 New York Code - Unlawful Use Of The Name United Nations.



 
    §  141.  Unlawful  use  of the name United Nations. No person, firm or
  corporation shall, without express authority from the secretary  general
  of  the  United  Nations,  assume,  adopt  or  use as, or as a part of a
  corporate, assumed or trade name, for advertising purposes, or  for  the
  purposes of trade, or for any other purpose, the name United Nations, or
  abbreviation  thereof; or any official emblem or other official insignia
  thereof; nor shall any person,  firm  or  corporation,  with  intent  to
  deceive  or  mislead the public, for any of such purposes, assume, adopt
  or use any  name,  designation  or  style,  or  simulation  thereof,  or
  designation  or  style,  or  simulation  thereof,  which  may deceive or
  mislead the public as to the true  identity  of  such  person,  firm  or
  corporation  or  as  to  the official connection of such person, firm or
  corporation with the United Nations.  A violation of this section  shall
  be  a  misdemeanor.  Whenever  there  shall  be  an actual or threatened
  violation of this section, an application may be  made  to  a  court  or
  justice  having  jurisdiction to issue an injunction, upon notice to the
  defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain such actual
  or threatened violation; and if it shall appear to the  satisfaction  of
  the  court  or justice that the defendant is in fact, assuming, adopting
  or using such name, or is about to assume, adopt or use such  name,  and
  that  the  assumption,  adoption  or  use of such name was not expressly
  authorized by the secretary general  of  the  United  Nations,  and  may
  deceive or mislead the public, an injunction may be issued by such court
  or   justice,  enjoining  and  restraining  such  actual  or  threatened
  violation without requiring proof that  any  person  has  in  fact  been
  deceived  or  mislead  thereby.  This  section  shall  not  prevent  the
  continued use of a corporate name  or  trade  name  heretofore  lawfully
  used.

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