California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 6 — Business RightsChapter 3 — Trade Names and DesignationsArticle 5 — Names Other Than Trade NamesSection 14495
The use of the name of any organization by any person, firm, or corporation not entitled to use the same under the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of the organization which owns the name or by the written consent of such organization, is presumptive evidence of the unlawful use or traffic in such name.
Notes
Establishes that use of an organization’s name by a person, firm, or corporation lacking authority under the organization’s constitution, bylaws, rules, or regulations, and lacking the organization’s written consent, is presumptive evidence of unlawful use of or traffic in that name.
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