2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade
Article 2. Trademarks in General
§47-2-14b. Misdemeanor Trademark Counterfeiting; Penalty
(a) A person commits the crime of misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting if the person commits trademark counterfeiting as described in section fourteen-a of this article and the total retail value of all of the items bearing the counterfeit mark or services that are identified by the counterfeit mark is less than $1,000.
(b) The penalty for misdemeanor trademark counterfeiting is:
(1) For a first violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $2,000, or both a fine and confinement; and
(2) For each subsequent violation, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both a fine and confinement.
(3) If the person convicted under this section is a firm, partnership, corporation, union, association or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law, the maximum fine that may be imposed is $10,000.
