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US Code Title 15 "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
Chapter 22 "TRADEMARKS"
a.k.a. The Lanham Act

Sec. 1111. - Notice of registration; display with mark; recovery of profits and damages in infringement suit

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1072 of this title, a registrant of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, may give notice that his mark is registered by displaying with the mark the words ''Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office'' or ''Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.'' or the letter R enclosed within a circle, thus ; and in any suit for infringement under this chapter by such a registrant failing to give such notice of registration, no profits and no damages shall be recovered under the provisions of this chapter unless the defendant had actual notice of the registration

SUBCHAPTER III - GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • Sec. 1111. Notice of registration; display with mark; recovery of profits and damages in infringement suit
  • Sec. 1112. Classification of goods and services; registration in plurality of classes
  • Sec. 1113. Fees
  • Sec. 1114. Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers
  • Sec. 1115. Registration on principal register as evidence of exclusive right to use mark; defenses
  • Sec. 1116. Injunctive relief
  • Sec. 1117. Recovery for violation of rights
  • Sec. 1118. Destruction of infringing articles
  • Sec. 1119. Power of court over registration
  • Sec. 1120. Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration
  • Sec. 1121. Jurisdiction of Federal courts; State and local requirements that registered trademarks be altered or displayed differently; prohibition
  • Sec. 1121a. Transferred
  • Sec. 1122. Liability of United States and States, and instrumentalities and officials thereof
  • Sec. 1123. Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office
  • Sec. 1124. Importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names forbidden
  • Sec. 1125. False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden
  • Sec. 1126. International conventions
  • Sec. 1127. Construction and definitions; intent of chapter
  • Sec. 1128. National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council
  • Sec. 1129. Cyberpiracy protections for individuals

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