State v. Troisi

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{¶ 1} This case requires us to determine whether the requirements of R.C. 2913.34(A)(4) (trademark counterfeiting) are satisfied when the state’s only evidence regarding the trademarks’ registrations is an expert witness who testifies about the registration status of the trademarks without having personally viewed the registry documents. We hold that a trademark-investigation expert’s testimony that he is aware that certain trademarks are registered but that he has never personally viewed the trademark-registration documents is insufficient to prove by itself that the trademarks are…