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Home » US Law » 2022 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