2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc.
§ 80-36. Application for registry; publication and hearing.

§ 80‑36.  Application for registry; publication and hearing.

Before a name shall be registered the clerk shall have publication made at least once a week for four weeks in some secular newspaper published in the county, if one is so published, and if one is not so published, then one having a general circulation in the county, giving the name of the applicant, the proposed name of registration and a sufficient description to identify the farm and the time of the return; and if the owner or clerk knows of another farm in the county of the same or very similar name, a summons shall be served on the owner thereof at least 10 days before the return day. On the return day any person, firm or corporation may file claim to the name, and the clerk may pass upon the claim and award the name to any party, with the right to appeal by the aggrieved party to the superior court  within 10 days, as in other cases, and on such appeal the judge shall  decide the matters unless a jury be demanded by some party. (1915, c. 108, s. 2; C.S., s. 4007.)