- (a) Any association or union of workers which has adopted for its protection any label, trade-mark or form of advertisement, announcing that goods to which such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement shall be attached were manufactured by a member or members of such association or union, shall file with the Office of the Secretary of State a genuine copy of such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement, accompanied by a $10 registration fee. The association or union shall also file with the Office of the Secretary of State a description of the goods to which such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement is applicable.
- (b) It shall be an affirmative defense to any violation of this Act, that a genuine copy of such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement or description of the goods as required under subsection (a) has not been filed with the Office of the Secretary of State.
- (c) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1306)
(Source: P.A. 84-517.)