141 - Unlawful use of the name United Nations.

§  141.  Unlawful  use  of the name United Nations. 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.