Section 141. Unlawful use of the name United Nations  


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  • No person, firm or
      corporation shall, without express authority from the secretary  general
      of  the  United  Nations,  assume,  adopt  or  use as, or as a part of a
      corporate, assumed or trade name, for advertising purposes, or  for  the
      purposes of trade, or for any other purpose, the name United Nations, or
      abbreviation  thereof; or any official emblem or other official insignia
      thereof; nor shall any person,  firm  or  corporation,  with  intent  to
      deceive  or  mislead the public, for any of such purposes, assume, adopt
      or use any  name,  designation  or  style,  or  simulation  thereof,  or
      designation  or  style,  or  simulation  thereof,  which  may deceive or
      mislead the public as to the true  identity  of  such  person,  firm  or
      corporation  or  as  to  the official connection of such person, firm or
      corporation with the United Nations.  A violation of this section  shall
      be  a  misdemeanor.  Whenever  there  shall  be  an actual or threatened
      violation of this section, an application may be  made  to  a  court  or
      justice  having  jurisdiction to issue an injunction, upon notice to the
      defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain such actual
      or threatened violation; and if it shall appear to the  satisfaction  of
      the  court  or justice that the defendant is in fact, assuming, adopting
      or using such name, or is about to assume, adopt or use such  name,  and
      that  the  assumption,  adoption  or  use of such name was not expressly
      authorized by the secretary general  of  the  United  Nations,  and  may
      deceive or mislead the public, an injunction may be issued by such court
      or   justice,  enjoining  and  restraining  such  actual  or  threatened
      violation without requiring proof that  any  person  has  in  fact  been
      deceived  or  mislead  thereby.  This  section  shall  not  prevent  the
      continued use of a corporate name  or  trade  name  heretofore  lawfully
      used.