§ 111420 Misbranded Drug Identification Marks

Health and Safety Code·California

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•It's illegal to put someone else's brand name or logo on your medicine or medical tool.
•This includes fake versions of real brand names or logos.
•The rule applies to the product itself and its packaging.

Example

You make a painkiller and put a fake 'Tylenol' logo on the bottle.

This is illegal because you're using someone else's brand name on your product.

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§ 111420 Misbranded Drug Identification Marks

A drug or device is misbranded if a trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another person, or any likeness of the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another person, has been placed on the drug or device, or upon its container. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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misbranded trademark trade name identifying mark drug device

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 111420.

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