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Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person who has heretofore used any particular brand from adopting the same as his trademark, and when he shall have adopted it as his trademark as provided in this section it shall apply to the trees and timber heretofore marked with such brand as well as to such as may be hereafter so marked.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255148,"text":"Every such dealer desiring to adopt a brand or trademark who has not heretofore adopted one may do so by the execution and acknowledgement, as deeds are required to be acknowledged, of a writing substantially in form and effect as follows:\n\t\t“Notice is hereby given that I (or we or the undersigned company, as the case may be) have (or has) adopted the following brand or trademark to be used in my (or our or its) business as a timber dealer (or dealers, as the case may be), to wit: (Here insert the word, letter or letters, or figures, or device or devices adopted.)\n\t\t“Given under my (or our or its) hand and seal this……\u2026 day of ………., two thousand…………………………………………..\u2026\n\t\t……………………………………………………………..(Seal.)”\n\t\tSuch writing may be proved as deeds are proved in this Commonwealth and shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the principal office or place of business of such timber dealer may be and of such other counties as such dealer may do business in. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person who has heretofore used any particular brand from adopting the same as his trademark, and when he shall have adopted it as his trademark as provided in this section it shall apply to the trees and timber heretofore marked with such brand as well as to such as may be hereafter so marked.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14722,"edition_id":1,"name":"Timber Brands","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:32","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:32","permalink":{"id":263065,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14722,"identifier":"8","token":"59.1\/8","url":"\/59.1\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59903,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-103","catch_line":"Persons engaged in lumbering or rafting on certain waters may adopt mark of designation","url":"\/59.1-103\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-103","metadata":false},{"id":86154,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-104","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-104\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-104","metadata":false},{"id":78684,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-105","catch_line":"Certificate as evidence of right to use marks","url":"\/59.1-105\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-105","metadata":false},{"id":73782,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-106","catch_line":"Sale of unclaimed timber, etc., found adrift; disposition of proceeds","url":"\/59.1-106\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-106","metadata":false},{"id":67804,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-107","catch_line":"Fraudulent use of mark or claim of ownership; defacement of mark, etc.; destruction or conversion of timber, etc","url":"\/59.1-107\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-107","metadata":false},{"id":85517,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-108","catch_line":"Who are timber dealers","url":"\/59.1-108\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-108","metadata":false},{"id":70727,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-109","catch_line":"Timber dealer may adopt brand or trademark; recordation","url":"\/59.1-109\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-109","metadata":false},{"id":73237,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-110","catch_line":"Using recorded brand or trademark without authority","url":"\/59.1-110\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-110","metadata":false},{"id":71953,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-111","catch_line":"Unauthorized use of dealer's branding iron, or defacing, etc., marks made by it","url":"\/59.1-111\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-111","metadata":false},{"id":72610,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-112","catch_line":"Fraudulently impressing brand on timber","url":"\/59.1-112\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-112","metadata":false},{"id":56411,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-113","catch_line":"Effect of impressing brand on tree, etc","url":"\/59.1-113\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-113","metadata":false},{"id":80812,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-114","catch_line":"Unlawful cutting down, possessing or converting branded timber","url":"\/59.1-114\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-114","metadata":false},{"id":75093,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-115","catch_line":"Sheriff's sale of unbranded timber; recovery by owner; disposition of proceeds","url":"\/59.1-115\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-115","metadata":false},{"id":70582,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-116","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-116\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-116","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":85517,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-108","catch_line":"Who are timber dealers","url":"\/59.1-108\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-108","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73237,"structure_id":14722,"section_number":"59.1-110","catch_line":"Using recorded brand or trademark without authority","url":"\/59.1-110\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-110","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-109\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1968, chapter 439.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70727,"identifier":"59.1-109","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-109","url":"\/59.1-109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-109\/","token":"59.1\/8\/59.1-109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Timber dealer may adopt brand or trademark; recordation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every such dealer desiring to adopt a brand or trademark who has not heretofore adopted one may do so by the execution and acknowledgement, as deeds are required to be acknowledged, of a writing substantially in form and effect as follows:\n\t\t“Notice is hereby given that I (or we or the undersigned company, as the case may be) have (or has) adopted the following brand or trademark to be used in my (or our or its) business as a timber dealer (or dealers, as the case may be), to wit: (Here insert the word, letter or letters, or figures, or device or devices adopted.)\n\t\t“Given under my (or our or its) hand and seal this……\u2026 day of ………., two thousand…………………………………………..\u2026\n\t\t……………………………………………………………..(Seal.)”\n\t\tSuch writing may be proved as deeds are proved in this Commonwealth and shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county in which the principal office or place of business of such timber dealer may be and of such other counties as such dealer may do business in. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person who has heretofore used any particular brand from adopting the same as his trademark, and when he shall have adopted it as his trademark as provided in this section it shall apply to the trees and timber heretofore marked with such brand as well as to such as may be hereafter so marked.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIMBER DEALER MAY ADOPT BRAND OR TRADEMARK; RECORDATION (\u00a7 59.1-109)\n\nEvery such dealer desiring to adopt a brand or trademark who has not heretofore\nadopted one may do so by the execution and acknowledgement, as deeds are\nrequired to be acknowledged, of a writing substantially in form and effect as\nfollows:\n\t\t“Notice is hereby given that I (or we or the undersigned company, as the\ncase may be) have (or has) adopted the following brand or trademark to be used\nin my (or our or its) business as a timber dealer (or dealers, as the case may\nbe), to wit: (Here insert the word, letter or letters, or figures, or device or\ndevices adopted.)\n\t\t“Given under my (or our or its) hand and seal this……\u2026 day\nof ………., two\nthousand…………………………&#\n8230;……………..\u2026\n\t\t……………………………&\n#8230;…………………………R\n30;..(Seal.)”\n\t\tSuch writing may be proved as deeds are proved in this Commonwealth and shall\nbe recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in\nwhich the principal office or place of business of such timber dealer may be and\nof such other counties as such dealer may do business in. Nothing in this\nsection shall be construed to prevent any person who has heretofore used any\nparticular brand from adopting the same as his trademark, and when he shall have\nadopted it as his trademark as provided in this section it shall apply to the\ntrees and timber heretofore marked with such brand as well as to such as may be\nhereafter so marked.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-206; 1968, c. 439.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}