§482-7  Application of law; reissue on
nonuser.  (a)  Sections 482-1 to 482-9 are applicable to all registrations
filed in the office of the director; the intent being that all trade names not
used by the applicant in this State may be immediately reissued to such
applicant who is actually using the same.



(b)  The fact that a trade name has not been
used in this State for a period of one year shall be prima facie proof of the
fact that the same has not been used elsewhere for such period. [L Sp 1933, c
29, pt of §2; RL 1935, §7456; RL 1945, §9291; RL 1955, §204-7; am L Sp 1959 2d,
c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §482-7; am L 1980, c 26, §8; am L 1982, c
204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2001, c 15, §9; am L 2003, c 124, §88; am
L 2004, c 121, §51]