Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents

Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal
Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents
Updated October 31, 2008
Brian T. Yeh
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division

Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil
Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents
Summary
This report provides information describing the federal civil remedies and
criminal penalties that may be available as a consequence of violations of the federal
intellectual property laws: the Copyright Act of 1976, the Patent Act of 1952, and
the Trademark Act of 1946 (conventionally known as the Lanham Act). The report
explains the remedies and penalties for the following intellectual property offenses:
^!17 U.S.C. § 501 (copyright infringement);
^!17 U.S.C. § 506(a)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2319(b) (criminal
copyright infringement for profit);
^!17 U.S.C. § 506(1)(B) and 18 U.S.C. § 2319(c) (criminal copyright
infringement without a profit motive);
^!17 U.S.C. § 506(a)(1)(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 2319(d) (pre-release
distribution of a copyrighted work over a computer network);
^!17 U.S.C. § 1309 (infringement of a vessel hull or deck design);
^!17 U.S.C. § 1326 (falsely marking an unprotected vessel hull or deck
design with a protected design notice);
^!17 U.S.C. §§ 1203, 1204 (circumvention of copyright protection);
^!18 U.S.C. § 2319A (bootleg recordings of live musical
performances);
^!18 U.S.C. § 2319B (unauthorized recording of motion pictures in
movie theaters);
^!15 U.S.C. § 1114(1) (unauthorized use in commerce of a
reproduction, counterfeit, or colorable imitation of a federally
registered trademark);
^!15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (trademark infringement due to false
designation, origin, or sponsorship);
^!15 U.S.C. § 1125(c) (dilution of famous trademarks);
^!15 U.S.C. §§ 1125(d) and 1129 (cybersquatting and cyberpiracy in
connection with Internet domain names);
^!18 U.S.C. § 2318 (counterfeit/illicit labels and counterfeit
documentation and packaging for copyrighted works);
^!35 U.S.C. § 271 (patent infringement);
^!35 U.S.C. § 289 (infringement of a design patent);
^!35 U.S.C. § 292 (false marking of patent-related information in
connection with articles sold to the public);
^!28 U.S.C. § 1498 (unauthorized use of a patented invention by or for
the United States, or copyright infringement by the United States);
^!19 U.S.C. § 1337 (unfair practices in import trade);
^!18 U.S.C. § 2320 (trafficking in counterfeit trademarks);
^!19 U.S.C. § 1526(e), 15 U.S.C. § 1124 (importing merchandise
bearing counterfeit marks),18 U.S.C. § 2320(h) (transshipment and
exportation of counterfeit goods);
^!18 U.S.C. § 1831 (trade secret theft to benefit a foreign entity); and
^!18 U.S.C. § 1832 (theft of trade secrets for commercial advantage).

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Civil Remedies....................................................6
Copyright ....................................................6
Trademark ..................................................11
Patent ......................................................16
Unfair Competition...........................................18
Trade Secrets................................................19
Criminal Penalties................................................20
Copyright ...................................................20
Trademark ..................................................26
Trade Secrets................................................27

Intellectual Property Rights Violations:
Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal
Penalties Related to Copyrights,
Trademarks, and Patents
This report summarizes the federal civil remedies and criminal penalties that
may be available for violations of the rights granted by the federal intellectual
property laws: the Copyright Act of 1976, the Patent Act of 1952, and the Trademark
Act of 1946 (conventionally known as the Lanham Act).¹
Introduction
Intellectual property (IP) law has three major branches, applicable to different
types of subject matter: copyright (original artistic and literary works of authorship),
patent (inventions of processes, machines, manufactures, and compositions of matter
that are useful, new, and nonobvious), and trademark (commercial symbols). The
source of federal copyright and patent law originates with the Copyright and Patent
Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which authorizes Congress “To promote the
Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and²
Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” By
contrast, the constitutional basis for federal trademark law is the Commerce Clause.³
The Copyright Act, Patent Act, and Lanham Act provide legal protection for
intellectual property against unauthorized use, theft, and other violations of the rights
granted by those statutes to the IP owner. The Copyright Act provides copyright
owners with the exclusive right to control reproduction, distribution, public

¹ Unlike copyright and patent law, trademark rights and remedies for trademark infringement
may arise from both federal and state law. Although this report focuses exclusively on
federal trademark law, state common law may provide another source of legal protection for
trademark owners.
² U.S.C^ONST.art. I, § 8, cl. 8.
³ U.S.C^ONST.art. I, § 8, cl. 3. In the Trade-Mark Cases, 100 U.S. 82, 93-94 (1879), the U.S.
Supreme Court held the first federal trademark act to be unconstitutional because it was
enacted pursuant to the Copyright and Patent clause: “Any attempt ... to identify the
essential characteristics of a trade-mark with inventions and discoveries in the arts and
sciences, or with the writings of authors, will show that the effort is surrounded with
insurmountable difficulties.” Subsequent federal trademark laws avoided this problem
because they were adopted pursuant to Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce,
foreign commerce, and commerce with the Indian Tribes.

performance, and display of their copyrighted works.⁴ The Patent Act grants patent
holders the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling
their patented invention throughout the United States, or importing the invention into
the United States.⁵ The Lanham Act allows sellers and producers of goods and
services to prevent a competitor from:
(1) using any counterfeit, copy, or imitation of their trademarks (that have been
registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office), in connection with the
sale of any goods or services in a way that is likely to cause confusion, mistake,⁶
or deception, or
(2) using in commercial advertising any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or
any false or misleading designation of origin or false or misleading description
or representation of fact, which: (a) is likely to cause confusion, mistake, or
deception as to affiliation, connection, or association, or as to origin,
sponsorship, or approval, of his or her goods, services, or commercial activities
by another person, or (b) misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or
geographic origin of his or her or another person’s goods, services, or⁷
commercial activities.
In addition, the Lanham Act grants to owners of “famous” trademarks the right to
seek injunctive relief against another person’s use in commerce of a mark or trade
name if such use causes dilution by blurring or tarnishment of the distinctive quality⁸
of the famous trademark.
An alternative to patent law protection may be found in trade secret law, which
protects trade secrets⁹ from theft and espionage.¹⁰ The federal Economic Espionage

⁴ 17 U.S.C. § 106.
⁵ 35 U.S.C. §§ 154(a)(1), 271(a). However, there is no statutory requirement that a patentee
must practice the invention; the patentee is free to license to others the right to make, use,
or sell the invention. Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., Inc., 56 F.3d 1538, 1547 (Fed. Cir.
1995). Nor does the grant of a patent give a patent holder an affirmative right to use the
invention, as compliance with other laws may be required before such activity. For
example, if a company obtains a patent on a drug compound, it must still seek the approval
of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in order to market the drug to consumers.
⁶ 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1).
⁷ 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1).
⁸ 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)(1). For more information about trademark dilution, see CRS Report
RL33393, Protecting Famous, Distinctive Marks: The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of

2006, by Brian T. Yeh.

⁹ A “trade secret” means all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical,
economic, or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program
devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures,
programs, or codes, whether tangible or intangible, and whether or how stored, compiled,
or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically, or in writing if:
(A) the owner thereof has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret; and
(B) the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being
generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, the public.
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Act of 1996¹¹ provides criminal penalties for the theft or misappropriation¹² of trade
secrets in certain circumstances, by domestic and foreign entities.
Enforcement of IP rights may be accomplished by the IP owner bringing a
lawsuit against an alleged infringer. The U.S. Department of Justice may also
criminally prosecute particularly egregious violators of the IP laws in order to impose
greater punishment and possibly deter other would-be violators.¹³ In certain
circumstances, a variety of federal agencies may become involved in IP rights
enforcement:¹⁴ for example, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has the
power to seize counterfeit goods upon their attempted importation in the United
States; the International Trade Commission may investigate and adjudicate
allegations of unfair trade practices due to the importing of goods that infringe U.S.
patents, trademarks, or copyrights; and the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, and the U.S. State
Department are all involved in promoting and seeking IP rights enforcement by
trading partners and other foreign countries.¹⁵

⁹ (...continued)

18 U.S.C. § 1839(3).

¹⁰ Until 1996, trade secret protection was primarily governed by state law. The Uniform
Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) was published in 1979 by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and codifies the common law concerning trade
secrets. The UTSA has been adopted by 40 states and the District of Columbia. For a list
of the states that have adopted the UTSA, see [http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/uniformact_
factsheets/uniformacts-fs-utsa.asp].
¹¹ P.L. 104-294, §§ 1831-1839, 110 Stat. 3488 (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1831-1839).
¹² “Misappropriation” of a trade secret means an acquisition, disclosure, or use of a trade
secret by “improper means.” U^NI^FORMT^RADES^ECRETSA^CT§ 1(2). “Improper means” is
a term that “includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of
a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.” Id. § 1(1).
¹³ The 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices located across the country have primary responsibility for
prosecution of IP offenses. Every office has a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property
(“CHIP”) Coordinator, who are Assistant U.S. Attorneys with expertise in prosecuting IP
and computer crimes. U.S.D^EP’^{T OF}J^USTI^C^E,C^O^M^P^U^TERC^RI^M^E&I^NTELLECTUAL
P^ROP^E^RTYS^ECTI^ON,P^ROSECUTI^NGI^NTELLECTUALP^ROP^E^RTYC^RI^M^E^S(3rd ed., Sept. 2006),
available at [http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ipmanual/01ipma.html].
¹⁴ The scope of this report is limited to summarizing the penalties available under federal
law for IP rights violations; the report will not discuss in detail the various foreign, federal
and state entities that may become involved in IP enforcement and prosecution activities.
¹⁵ The “Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008,” P.L.

110-403, created the position of “Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator” (IPEC)

to serve within the Executive Office of the President, and established an interagency IP
enforcement advisory committee, chaired by the IPEC and composed of Senate-confirmed
representatives of departments and agencies involved in IP enforcement, including the
Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Food and Drug
Administration, Copyright Office, and the Departments of State, Homeland Security,
Agriculture, and Justice. This advisory committee is charged with developing and
implementing a “joint strategic plan” to combat counterfeiting and infringement of IP rights.

In copyright cases, the statute of limitations for initiating a civil action is within
three years after the claim accrued, while a criminal proceeding must be commenced
within five years after the cause of action arose.¹⁶ Although there is no express
federal statute of limitations for civil trademark infringement claims, federal courts
generally follow the limitations period for the most analogous state-law cause of
action from the state in which the claim is heard; courts have also applied the
equitable doctrine of laches to determine whether a trademark infringement claim is
untimely.¹⁷ One federal appellate court has determined that criminal trademark
infringement prosecutions are governed by the general five-year statute of limitations
for non-capital offenses under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.¹⁸ Although there is no
statute of limitations in patent infringement actions, the Patent Act specifies a time
limit on monetary relief for patent infringement claims: damages are available only
for infringement that occurs within the six years prior to the filing of the complaint
or counterclaim for patent infringement.¹⁹
Both the Lanham Act and the Copyright Act have criminal and civil provisions
for violations of their respective provisions,²⁰ while the Patent Act only provides civil
remedies in the event of patent infringement.²¹ Federal courts determine the civil
remedies in an action for infringement brought by the IP owner.²² If the federal
government chooses to prosecute individuals or organizations for IP violations, the
imprisonment terms are set forth in the substantive statutes describing the particular
IP crime, while the criminal fine amount is determined in conjunction with 18 U.S.C.
§ 3571 (specifies the amount of the fine under Title 18 of the U.S. Code).
Information regarding the civil remedies and criminal penalties for violations
of the copyright, trademark, and patent laws is presented on the following pages in
table-format. These penalties may be imposed upon conviction of the defendant in
the case of a criminal prosecution, and the civil remedies follow a judgment of

¹⁶ 17 U.S.C. § 507.
¹⁷ Ronald J. Nessim, Criminal (and Civil) Trademark Infringement: What Statute of
Limitations Applies?, 76 J.P^AT.&T^RADEM^A^RKO^FF.S^OC’^Y933, 937 (Dec. 1994).
¹⁸ 18 U.S.C. § 3282; see also United States v. Foote, 413 F.3d 1240, 1247 (10^th Cir.
2005)(“In the case of the Counterfeit Trademark Act, a criminal statute, Congress has
provided a specific statutory period in § 3282.”).
¹⁹ 35 U.S.C. § 286. However, the equitable doctrine of laches may be raised as an
affirmative defense to a claim for patent infringement if the patent holder’s delay in bringing
suit is unreasonable and inexcusable, and the alleged infringer suffers material prejudice
attributable to the delay. See A.C. Aukerman Co. v. R.L. Chaides Constr. Co., 960 F.2d
1020, 1028 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (“A presumption of laches arises where a patentee delays
bringing suit for more than six years after the date the patentee knew or should have known
of the alleged infringer’s activity.”).
²⁰ For copyright, 17 U.S.C. § 501 (civil) and § 506, 18 U.S.C. § 2319 (criminal); for
trademark, 15 U.S.C. § 1114 (civil) and 18 U.S.C. § 2320 (criminal).
²¹ 35 U.S.C. § 281.
²² For copyright infringement civil actions, see 17 U.S.C. §§ 501-505; trademark
infringement claims, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114-1121; patent infringement actions, see 35
U.S.C. §§ 281-297.

infringement reached by a federal judge or jury in a civil action. (Certain injunctive
relief may be available prior to final judgment, such as temporary injunctions or
impounding of infringing articles.) For any offense that provides forfeiture penalties,
criminal forfeiture is available upon the conviction of the owner of the offending
property; civil forfeiture is available if the government establishes that the infringing
goods are subject to confiscation by a preponderance of the evidence.²³ Restitution
is available when the defendant is convicted of a criminal property offense.²⁴

²³ For more information about forfeiture generally, see CRS Report 97-139, Crime and
Forfeiture, by Charles Doyle.
²⁴ 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c) (“When a person is convicted of an offense under section 506 of title

17 or section 2318, 2319, 2319A, 2319B, or 2320, or chapter 90, of this title, the court,

pursuant to sections 3556, 3663A, and 3664 of this title, shall order the person to pay
restitution to any victim of the offense as an offense against property referred to in section
3663A(c)(1)(A)(ii) of this title”). This new section of the U.S. Code was added by the
“Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008,” P.L.

110-403.

CRS-6
Civil Remedies
right
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available^a
Violation of any of the exclusive(1) Injunctions, 17 U.S.C. § 502.
ringement, 17rights of the copyright owner as(2) Impounding, destruction, or other reasonable disposition of: all copies made in violation of
provided by 17 U.S.C. §§ 106-the copyright owner’s rights; all plates, molds, matrices, masters, tapes, film negatives, or other
122, 602, including the right toarticles by means of which such copies may be reproduced; and any records documenting the
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}control reproduction, distribution,manufacture, sale, or receipt of things involved in the violation — the court shall take such
^g/wpublic performance, and displayrecords into custody and shall enter an appropriate protective order (with respect to discovery
^s^.orof copyrighted works.and use of the records) that assures that confidential information contained in such records is
^le^aknot improperly disclosed or used, 17 U.S.C. § 503.
(3) Actual damages suffered by the copyright owner due to the infringement, and any profits of
^://wikithe infringer attributable to the infringement, 17 U.S.C. § 504(b).
^h^ttp(4) Statutory damages (at the copyright owner’s election to recover in lieu of actual damages
and profits), in the amount of not less than $750 or more than $30,000 as the court deems just,

17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1). For willful infringement, a court may, in its discretion, increase the^b

statutory damages award to a sum of not more than $150,000, 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2).
(5) Costs and attorney’s fees, 17 U.S.C. § 505.

CRS-7
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available^a
ringement of aViolation of any of the rights of(1) Injunctions, 17 U.S.C. § 1322.^c
ssel Hull or Deckthe owner of a vessel hull or deck(2) Destruction or other disposition of all infringing articles, and any plates, molds, patterns,

17 U.S.C. §design registered with the U.S.models, or other means specially adapted for making the articles, 17 U.S.C. § 1323(e).

Copyright Office, including the(3) Actual damages suffered by the copyright owner due to the infringement, 17 U.S.C. §
right to: (1) make, have made, or1323(a). The court may increase the damages to such amount, not exceeding $50,000 or $1 per
import, for sale or for use incopy, whichever is greater, as the court determines to be just.
trade, any useful article(4) Infringer’s profits (may only be awarded as an alternative to compensatory damages)
embodying the design; and (2)resulting from the sale of the copies if the court finds that the infringer’s sales are reasonably
sell or distribute any usefulrelated to the use of the owner’s design, 17 U.S.C. § 1323(b).
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}article with the design.(5) Attorney’s fees, 17 U.S.C. § 1323(d).

^g/w
^s^.orA seller/distributor who did not
^le^akmake or import an infringing
article is liable if he induces or
^://wikiacts in collusion to make/import
^h^ttpthe article. A seller/distributor
can also be liable if a design
owner asks where the article
came from and the
seller/distributor refuses to
disclose its source and orders or
reorders the article with the
infringing design after being
notified that the design is
protected.

CRS-8
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available^a
lsely Marking anFor the purpose of deceiving the(1) A fine of not more than $500 for each such offense, 17 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
esselpublic, marking or using in(2) Any person may sue for the penalty, in which event one-half shall go to the person suing
advertising in connection with anand the remainder awarded to the United States, 17 U.S.C. § 1326(b).

ith a Protectedunprotected vessel hull or deck
17design (not registered with the
U.S. Copyright Office) a design
notice or other words or symbols
suggesting that the design is
protected, knowing that the
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}design is not so protected.
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CRS-9
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available^a
rcumvention of(1) 17 U.S.C. § 1201:(1) Temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent or restrain a violation of this offense, but
pyright ProtectionDescrambling, decrypting, orin no event shall the court impose a prior restraint on free speech or the press protected under
otherwise avoiding, bypassing,the First Amendment to the Constitution.
removing, deactivating, or(2) At any time while an action is pending, the court may order the impounding of any device or
impairing a technologicalproduct that is in the custody or control of the alleged violator and that the court has reasonable
e Digitalmeasure, without the authority ofcause to believe was involved in a violation.
niumthe copyright owner, that(3) Recovery of costs by or against any party other than the United States or an officer thereof.
ight Acteffectively controls access to a(4) Reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.
MCA), 17 U.S.C. §copyrighted work.(5) The court may order the remedial modification or the destruction of any device or product
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}involved in the violation that is in the custody or control of the violator or that has been
^g/w(2) 17 U.S.C. § 1202:impounded.
^s^.orManufacturing, importing,(6) Actual damages and any additional profits of the violator that are attributable to the
^le^akoffering to the public, providing,violation and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages.
or otherwise trafficking in any(7) Statutory damages (at the election of the complaining party in lieu of actual damages), as
^://wikitechnology, product, service,follows:
^h^ttpdevice, or component, that is^!For each violation of 17 U.S.C. § 1201, in the sum of not less than $200 or
primarily designed or producedmore than $2,500 per act of circumvention, device, product, component, offer,
for the purpose of circumventingor performance of service, as the court considers just.
copyright protection measures.^!For each violation of 17 U.S.C. § 1202, in the sum of not less than $2,500 or
more than $25,000.
(8) For repeated violations: If the injured party proves, and the court finds, that a person has
violated 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201 or 1202 within 3 years after a final judgment was entered against
the person for another such violation, the court may increase the award of damages up to triple
the amount that would otherwise be awarded, as the court considers just.
(9) For innocent violations: The court in its discretion may reduce or remit the total award of
damages in any case in which the violator proves, and the court finds, that the violator was not
aware and had no reason to believe that its acts constituted a violation.

CRS-10
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available^a
unterfeit or IllicitKnowingly trafficking in a(1) Injunctions, 18 U.S.C. § 2318(e)(2)(A).
counterfeit label or illicit label(2) Impounding of any article in the custody/control of the alleged violator that the court has
unterfeitaffixed to, enclosing, orreasonable cause to believe was involved in a violation of this offense, 18 U.S.C. §
accompanying a copyrighted2318(e)(2)(B).
ckaging forwork, or trafficking in counterfeit(3) Reasonable attorney fees and costs, 18 U.S.C. § 2318(e)(2)(C).
ghted Works,^cdocumentation or packaging.(4) Actual damages and any additional profits of the violator, 18 U.S.C. § 2318(e)(2)(C)(ii)(I).
(5) Statutory damages (at the election of the plaintiff to recover instead of actual damages and
profits), in the amount of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000, as the court considers
appropriate, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2318(e)(2)(C)(ii)(II), (f)(4).
(6) Treble damages for subsequent violations by an individual within 3 years after a final
judgment was entered against that person for a violation of this offense, 18 U.S.C. §2318(e)(5).
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}ringement of aInfringement of a copyrightedThe exclusive remedy is for the copyright owner to commence an action against the United
^g/wghted Work by^dwork by the United StatesStates in the United States Court of Federal Claims for the recovery of his or her reasonable and
^s^.ornited States, 28government, by a corporationentire compensation as damages for such infringement, including the minimum statutory
^le^akowned or controlled by thedamages as set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 504(c). However, before the copyright owner may bring
United States government, or bysuch an action, the appropriate corporation owned or controlled by the United States or the head
^://wikia contractor, subcontractor, orof the appropriate department or agency of the Government, as the case may be, is authorized to
^h^ttpany person, firm, or corporationenter into an agreement with the copyright owner for the damages caused by such infringement
acting for the United States andand to settle the claim administratively out of available appropriations.
with the authorization or consent
of the United States government.
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^h^{ile th}^{is o}^f^f^eⁿ^s^{e also}^car^rⁱ^{es cr}^imⁱⁿ^{al p}^eⁿ^a^lties,^dⁱ^scu^ssedⁱⁿ^fra^,^th^{e statu}^t^{e also}^p^r^o^v^id^{es civ}^{il r}^e^m^e^dⁱ^{es, p}^e^r^m^ittin^g^an^y^co^p^y^rⁱ^g^h^t^o^wⁿ^e^r^w^h^o^{is in}^j^u^r^e^d^,^o^r^{is th}^r^eaten^ed^w^ithⁱⁿ^j^u^r^y
^d^u^{e to}^th^{is o}^f^f^eⁿ^s^{e, to}^f^{ile su}^{it in}^an^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate U.S. d}ⁱ^strⁱ^{ct co}^u^r^t.
^d^e^r^th^{e Elev}^en^th^A^m^en^d^m^en^{t to}^th^{e U.S. Co}ⁿ^s^titu^tioⁿ^,^{a state (}^o^rⁱⁿ^str^u^m^eⁿ^t^ality^th^er^eo^f⁾^en^j^o^y^s^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^{al im}^m^uⁿ^ity^f^r^o^m^l^a^w^s^ui^t^s^b^r^o^ught^b^y^p^rⁱ^v^a^t^e^p^a^r^tⁱ^e^s.^T^h^e^r^e^f^o^r^e^,
^{a s}^t^{ate th}^{at v}ⁱ^olatesⁱⁿ^tellectu^a^{l property}^rig^h^t^s^m^a^yⁿ^o^{t be s}^u^ed^b^y^th^{e in}^tellectu^a^{l p}^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^o^wⁿ^e^r^uⁿ^l^{ess th}^{e sta}^t^e^c^oⁿ^s^eⁿ^t^s^.^C^oⁿ^g^r^e^s^s^h^a^{s attem}^p^ted^to^ab^r^o^g^a^{te th}^{e states’}
^s^o^v^e^rei^gⁿⁱ^m^m^uⁿⁱ^t^y^f^r^om^pat^eⁿ^t^{, t}^r^adem^ark^,^{or copy}^ri^g^h^tⁱⁿ^f^rⁱⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^l^a^w^s^uⁱ^t^s^{, by}^pas^sⁱⁿ^g^l^a^w^sⁱⁿ^t^h^{e earl}^y^1990s^t^h^at^ex^plⁱ^cⁱ^t^ly^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^{states to}^su^b^m^{it to}^su^{it in}^f^e^d^e^r^a^l^co^u^r^t
^f^o^r^th^eirⁱⁿ^tellectu^a^l^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^vⁱ^o^l^atioⁿ^s^.^Ho^w^e^v^e^r^,^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l co}^u^r^{ts h}^a^v^e^h^e^ld^th^{ese law}^s^uⁿ^c^oⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^a^l.^See^F^l^ori^d^{a Prepai}^{d v}^.^C^o^l^l^e^g^e^S^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^,⁵²⁷^U^.^S^.⁶²⁷⁽¹⁹⁹⁹⁾⁽ⁱⁿ^v^a^lⁱ^d^atⁱⁿ^g
^t^h^e^P^a^t^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^d^P^l^aⁿ^t^R^e^m^e^d^y^C^l^a^rⁱ^fⁱ^c^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^1992);^C^h^av^ez^v^.^A^r^t^e^P^u^b^lⁱ^c^o^P^r^e^s^s^,^{204 F}^.^{3d 601 (5t}^h^Cⁱ^{r. 2000) (i}ⁿ^v^a^lⁱ^d^atⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e C}^opy^ri^g^h^t^R^e^m^e^dy^C^l^ari^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of
^1990);^{Board of}^R^e^g^eⁿ^t^s^of^t^h^{e U}ⁿⁱ^v^{. of}^Wi^s^c^on^sⁱⁿ^S^y^s^t^em^v^.^Ph^oenⁱ^x^S^o^f^t^w^a^{re In}^t^’^l^,^In^{c., 565 F}^.^S^u^{pp.2d 1007 (W.D}^{. Wi}^s^.^2008)(i^nva^lⁱ^d^a^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^T^r^a^d^e^m^a^r^{k Re}^m^e^d^y
^C^l^ari^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of¹⁹⁹²⁾.

CRS-11
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
Unauthorized use in commerce of(1) Injunctions, 15 U.S.C. § 1116(a).
fringement Due toany reproduction, copy, or colorable(2) Any damages sustained by the plaintiff, defendant’s profits, and the costs of the action, 15
ed Use ofimitation^a of a federally registeredU.S.C. § 1117(a).^b
mark in connection with the sale,(3) In exceptional cases, reasonable attorney fees, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).
offering for sale, distribution, or(4) The court may order that any infringing articles bearing the reproduction, copy, or
aadvertising of any goods orcolorable imitation of a registered mark be destroyed, 15 U.S.C. § 1118.
derally Registeredservices, where such use is likely to
, 15 U.S.C.cause consumer confusion, mistake,
or deception.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}Intentional use in commerce of a(1) Injunctions, 15 U.S.C. § 1116(a).
^g/wfringement Due tocounterfeit mark or designation^c, in(2) The court may order that any infringing articles bearing the counterfeit of the registered
^s^.ore of a Counterfeiteither of two circumstances:mark be destroyed, 15 U.S.C. § 1118.
^le^ak a Federally(3) Seizure of goods and counterfeit marks as ordered by a court upon an ex parte
gistered Mark, 15(1) in connection with the sale,application, as well as the means of making such marks, and records documenting the
^://wikioffering for sale, or distribution ofmanufacturer, sale, or receipt of things involved in such violation, 15 U.S.C. §
^h^ttpgoods or services, knowing that1116(d)(1)(A).
such mark or designation is a(4) Unless the court finds extenuating circumstances, treble any damages sustained by the
counterfeit mark, orplaintiff or defendant’s profits, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees, 15
U.S.C. § 1117(b).
(2) providing goods or services(5) Statutory damages (at the election of the plaintiff to recover instead of actual damages
necessary to the commission of theand profits), in the amount of not less than $1,000 or more than $200,000 per counterfeit
violation described in the firstmark per type of goods or services sold, offered for sale, or distributed, as the court considers
circumstance above, with the intentjust, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c)(1). If the court finds that the use of the counterfeit mark was
that the recipient of the goods orwillful, the statutory damages award is not more than $2,000,000 per counterfeit mark per
services would put the goods ortype of goods or services sold, offered for sale, or distributed, as the court considers just, 15
services to use in committing theU.S.C. § 1117(c)(2).

violation.

CRS-12
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
Use in connection with any goods or(1) Injunctions, 15 U.S.C. § 1116(a).
fringement Due toservices of any word, term, name,(2) Any damages sustained by the plaintiff, defendant’s profits, and the costs of the action, 15
lse Designation,symbol, or device, or any falseU.S.C. § 1117(a).
, ordesignation of origin, false or(3) In exceptional cases, reasonable attorney fees, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).
p, 15misleading description of fact, or(4) The court may order that any infringing articles bearing the word, term, name, symbol, or
false or misleading representation ofdevice be destroyed, 15 U.S.C. § 1118.

fact, which:
(A) is likely to cause confusion,
mistake, or deception as to the
affiliation, connection, or
association of such person with
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}another person, or as to the origin,
^g/wsponsorship, or approval of his or
^s^.orher goods, services, or commercial
^le^akactivities by another person, or
^://wiki(B) in commercial advertising or
^h^ttppromotion, misrepresents the nature,
characteristics, qualities, or
geographic origin of his or her or
another person’s goods, services, or
commercial activities.

CRS-13
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
FamousUse in commerce of a mark or trade^d(1) Injunctions, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1116(a), 1125(c)(1).
, 15name if such use causes dilution by^e^f
blurring or tarnishment of theUnder 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)(5), owners of famous marks may also be entitled to the following
distinctive quality of a famousadditional remedies listed below if:
trademark.
^!the mark or trade name that is likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution
by tarnishment was first used in commerce by the alleged infringer after
Oct. 6, 2006; and
^!(A) in a dilution by blurring action, the person willfully intended to trade on
the recognition of the famous mark; or (B) in a dilution by tarnishment
action, the person willfully intended to harm the reputation of the famous
mark.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}
^g/w(2) For a willful violation, any damages sustained by the plaintiff, defendant’s profits, and
^s^.orthe costs of the action, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).
^le^ak(3) In exceptional cases, reasonable attorney fees, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).
(4) For a willful violation, the court may order that any infringing articles bearing the word,
^://wikiterm, name, symbol, or device be destroyed, 15 U.S.C. § 1118.

^h^ttp

CRS-14
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
Registering of, trafficking in,(1) Injunctions, 15 U.S.C. § 1116(a).
ting inoffering to sell, or use of an Internet(2) Any damages sustained by the plaintiff, defendant’s profits, and the costs of the action, 15
ion Withdomain name that is U.S.C. § 1117(a).
omain(3) Statutory damages (at the election of the plaintiff to recover instead of actual damages
es, 15 U.S.C. §(A) identical or confusingly similarand profits), in the amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000 per domain
to a trademark that is distinctive atname, as the court considers just, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(d).
the time the domain name is(4) In exceptional cases, reasonable attorney fees, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).
registered; or (5) Forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer of the domain name to the
owner of the mark, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(C)
(B) identical, confusingly similar to,
or dilutive of a trademark that isIf the trademark owner is not able to obtain in personam jurisdiction over a person who
famous at the time the domain namewould have been a defendant in this action (for example, the domain name registrant lives in
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}is registered, a foreign country), or is otherwise unable through due diligence to identify the person to
^g/wbring such an action, the trademark owner may file an in rem civil action against a domain
^s^.orwith a bad faith intent to profit fromname in the judicial district in which the domain name registrar, domain name registry, or
^le^akthe goodwill of another’s other domain name authority that registered or assigned the domain name is located. In such
trademark. an in rem action, the remedies are limited to a court order for the forfeiture or cancellation of
^://wikithe domain name or the transfer of the domain name to the owner of the mark, 15 U.S.C. §
^h^ttp 1125(d)(2).
berpiracyRegistering an Internet domain(1) Injunctive relief, including the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the
otection forname, on or after November 29,transfer of the domain name to the plaintiff, 15 U.S.C. § 1129(2).
viduals, 15 U.S.C.1999, that consists of the name of(2) Costs and attorneys fees to the prevailing party, at the court’s discretion, 15 U.S.C. §
another living person, or a name1129(2).

substantially and confusingly
similar thereto, without that
person’s consent, with the specific
intent to profit from such name by
selling the domain name for
financial gain to that person or any
third party.

CRS-15
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
Importing goods bearing infringing(1) Seizure by the U.S. Customs Service^h and, in the absence of the written consent of the
earingmarks or names that are identicaltrademark owner, forfeiture for violations of the customs laws.
unterfeit Mark,19with, or substantially(2) Upon seizure of such merchandise, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
indistinguishable from, registeredSecurity shall notify the owner of the trademark, and shall, after forfeiture, destroy the
marks, in violation of Section 526merchandise. If, however, the merchandise is not unsafe or a hazard to health, and the
of the Tariff Act of 1930, and^gtrademark owner provides his consent to the Secretary, the Secretary may remove the
Section 42 of the Lanham Act. trademark (if feasible) and dispose of the seized goods by giving it to federal, state, and local
government agencies or to charitable organizations that the Secretary believes have a need
Transshipping through or exportingfor such merchandise. If none of these parties have established such a need, and it has been
portation offrom the United States counterfeitat least 90 days after the date of forfeiture, the Customs Service may sell the merchandise at
unterfeit Goodsgoods or servicespublic auction.
18(3) Any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}of merchandise for sale or public distribution that is seized in violation of this offense is
^g/wsubject to a civil fine. For the first seizure of such merchandise, the fine shall be not more
^s^.orthan the domestic value of the merchandise as if it had been genuine, according to the
^le^akmanufacturer’s suggested retail price. For the second seizure and thereafter, the fine shall be
not more than twice the value that the merchandise would have had if it were genuine. The
^://wikiimposition of this fine is within the discretion of the Customs Service, and is in addition to
^h^ttpany other civil or criminal penalty or other remedy authorized by law, 19 U.S.C. § 1526(f).
^h^{e ter}^m^“^c^o^l^o^r^ab^{le im}^itatioⁿ^”ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{es an}^y^m^a^r^k^w^h^ich^so^r^e^s^e^m^b^les^{a reg}ⁱ^s^t^{ered m}^a^rk^as^{to be lik}^ely^{to cau}^s^e^con^f^u^s^ion^or^mⁱ^s^t^ak^{e or to deceiv}^e^{. 15 U.S}^.^C^.^{§ 1127.}
^ltho^{ugh the}^L^a^nha^m^A^c^{t d}^o^e^{s no}^{t d}^e^fine^w^h^a^t^c^o^nstitute^{s a}ⁿ^“^e^xc^e^p^tio^na^l”^c^a^s^e^,^fe^d^e^r^a^{l c}^o^ur^{ts ha}^ve^d^e^te^r^m^ine^d^tha^t^m^a^lic^io^u^s^{, f}^r^au^d^u^len^t^{, d}^e^lib^er^{ate, o}^r^w^illf^u^l^tr^ad^em^ar^k
ⁱⁿ^f^rⁱⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^cou^l^{d qu}^alif^y^f^o^{r th}^is^ch^{aracterization}^.^{See, e.g.,}^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d Ph}^os^ph^oru^s^{, L}^t^{d. v}^.^Mi^dl^an^{d F}^u^mⁱ^g^aⁿ^t^{, In}^{c., 205 F}^.^{3d 1219, 1232 (10t}^h^Cⁱ^{r. 2000).}
^“c^o^unt^e^r^feⁱ^t^m^a^rk^{or des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^tion^”^m^ean^s^:^{(1) a cou}ⁿ^t^erf^e^{it of}^{a m}^a^rk^th^{at is}^regⁱ^s^t^{ered on}^th^{e prin}^{cipal reg}ⁱ^s^t^{er of}^th^e^{U.S. P}^a^ten^t^an^{d T}^r^adem^ark^Of^fⁱ^{ce, or (2) a s}^p^urⁱ^o^us
^d^e^sⁱ^gⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^t^h^a^tⁱ^sⁱ^d^eⁿ^tⁱ^c^a^l^wⁱ^t^h^,^o^r^sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^a^l^l^yⁱⁿ^dⁱ^stⁱ^ngui^sha^b^l^e^fr^o^m^,^a^d^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n r}^e^l^a^tⁱ^{ng t}^o^t^h^e^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^d^St^a^t^e^s^O^l^y^m^pⁱ^{c C}^o^m^m^{ittee an}^{d oth}^e^{r s}^ports^-^r^{elated s}^y^m^bols^an^d
ⁿ^a^m^e^s^prot^ect^{ed u}ⁿ^d^{er 36 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 220506. 15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 1116(d).}
^Dⁱ^l^u^tⁱ^oⁿ^”ⁱ^s^s^t^at^u^t^ori^l^y^defⁱⁿ^e^{d i}ⁿ^{15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 1127 t}^o^m^ean^“^t^h^e^l^e^s^s^eⁿⁱⁿ^g^of^t^h^e^capaci^t^y^of^a^f^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^rk^t^oⁱ^d^en^tⁱ^f^y^a^nd^dⁱ^stⁱ^ngui^{sh g}^oods^{or s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^{, reg}^a^rdl^e^s^s^of^t^h^e^pres^en^ce
^{or abs}^eⁿ^{ce of}^{... (1) com}^p^etition^betw^een^th^{e ow}ⁿ^e^{r of}^th^{e f}^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^rk^an^{d oth}^e^{r parties}^,^{or (2) lik}^elih^{ood of}^con^f^u^s^ion^,^mⁱ^s^t^a^k^e^{, or deception}^.^”
^B^lu^r^rⁱⁿ^g^”^o^ccu^r^s^w^h^en^th^{e f}^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^r^k^’^s^ab^ility^to^id^en^tif^y^{its p}^r^o^d^u^{ct h}^a^{s b}^een^im^p^a^ir^ed^d^u^{e to}^an^asso^ciatioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e m}ⁱⁿ^d^s^o^f^coⁿ^s^u^m^er^{s ar}^isin^g^f^r^o^m^sim^ilar^ity^b^e^tw^een^an^o^t^h^e^r
^m^a^rk^an^{d t}^h^{e f}^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^rk^{. 15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 1125(c)(2)(B).}
^a^rⁿ^ish^m^en^{t o}^ccu^r^s^w^h^en^th^{e r}^e^p^u^tatioⁿ^o^f^a^f^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^r^k^h^a^{s b}^een^h^a^r^m^ed^b^yⁿ^e^g^a^tiv^{e asso}^ciatioⁿ^s^ar^isin^g^f^r^o^m^th^{e sim}^ilarⁱ^t^y^betw^een^an^oth^e^{r m}^a^rk^an^{d th}^{e f}^a^m^o^u^s^m^a^rk^{. 15}
^U^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 1125(c)(2)(C}⁾^{. S}ⁱ^t^u^atⁱ^oⁿ^sⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^h^t^a^rnⁱ^s^h^m^en^t^cou^l^{d res}^u^l^t^are^w^h^en^a^f^a^m^o^u^s^t^r^adem^arkⁱ^s^“^lⁱⁿ^k^e^{d t}^o^produ^ct^s^of^s^h^o^d^d^y^q^u^ality^{, o}^r^{is p}^o^r^tr^ay^edⁱⁿ^an^uⁿ^w^h^o^leso^m^e
^o^r^uⁿ^s^av^o^r^y^coⁿ^t^ex^{t, w}^ith^th^{e r}^e^su^{lt th}^{at th}^{e p}^u^b^{lic w}^{ill asso}^{ciate th}^{e lack}^o^f^q^u^ality^o^r^lack^o^f^p^r^estig^{e in}^th^{e d}^e^f^eⁿ^d^an^t’^s^g^oods^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^{e pl}^aiⁿ^tⁱ^{ff’s unr}^e^l^a^t^e^d^g^oods^{.” H}^o^rm^el
^Foods^C^o^{rp. v}^.^Jⁱ^m^Hen^s^on^P^r^ods^{., 73 F.3d 497, 507 (2d C}ⁱ^{r. 1996) (citation}^s^an^{d in}^tern^{al qu}^otation^s^om^itted).
ⁿ^{der t}^h^{e “}^p^ers^oⁿ^a^l^u^s^{e ex}^em^ptⁱ^oⁿ^,^{” 19 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§1526(d)(1), t}^hⁱ^s^res^t^ri^ctⁱ^oⁿ^doesⁿ^o^t^appl^y^t^o^t^h^{e i}^m^port^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^oⁿ^e^a^r^tⁱ^c^l^e^bearin^g^{a protected trad}^em^ark^th^{at accom}^p^an^ies^an^y
^trav^{eler arriv}ⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^th^{e Un}^{ited States}^{, w}^h^en^s^u^ch^{article is}^f^o^{r h}ⁱ^s^pers^on^{al u}^s^{e an}^{d n}^o^{t f}^o^{r s}^a^le.

CRS-16
^u^rs^u^aⁿ^t^{to ag}^en^cy^policy^,^th^{e U.S. C}^u^s^t^om^s^Serv^{ice prior}^itizes^en^f^o^rcem^en^{t ef}^f^o^rts^on^tradem^ark^s^an^{d trade n}^a^m^e^s^th^{at are}^{recorded w}^ith^U.^S^.^C^u^s^t^o^m^s^S^e^r^vⁱ^c^e^.^{U.S. C}^u^s^t^om^s
^Dⁱ^rectⁱ^v^{e N}^o^{. 2310-}^008A^(A^pri^l^2000),^avai^l^abl^{e at}^[^h^t^t^p^:^/^/^www.^c^b^p^.^g^o^v^/^lⁱ^nkha^nd^l^e^r^/^c^g^o^v^/^t^r^a^d^e^/^l^e^ga^l^/^dⁱ^r^e^c^tⁱ^v^e^s^/^2310-^{008a.ctt/2310-}^008a.pdf^{]. T}^r^adem^ark^s^regⁱ^s^t^ered^by^th^e
^U^.^S^.^Pat^eⁿ^t^an^{d T}^r^adem^ark^O^f^fⁱ^{ce m}^a^y^{be recorded w}ⁱ^t^h^U^.^S^.^C^u^s^t^om^sⁱ^f^t^h^{e reg}ⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^oⁿⁱ^s^cu^rren^t^.^{19 C}^.^F^.^R^.^{§ 133.1.}
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
tent Infringement, (a) Unauthorized making, using, or(1) Injunctions, 35 U.S.C. § 283.
selling any patented invention within(2) Damages adequate to compensate for the infringement (including lost profits if the
the United States or importing into thepatent holder can demonstrate a causal connection between the infringement and the
United States any patented inventionunearned profits), but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use of the invention
during the patent term;by the infringer, together with interest and costs as determined by the court, 35 U.S.C. §
(b) Actively inducing patent284. The court may receive expert testimony as an aid to the determination of damages or
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}infringement;of what royalty would be reasonable under the circumstances.
^g/w(c) Selling within the United States or(3) The court in its discretion (for example, in cases of egregious, willful infringement)
^s^.orimporting into the United States amay increase the damages up to three times the amount found or assessed by either the
^le^akcomponent of a patented invention, forjury or the court, 35 U.S.C. § 284.
use in practicing a patented process,(4) In exceptional cases, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing
^://wikiconstituting a material part of theparty, 35 U.S.C. § 285.
^h^ttpinvention, knowing it to be especially
made for use in an infringement ofNOTE: Monetary damages shall not be awarded for any infringement committed more
such patent;than 6 years prior to the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement, 35
(d) Manufacturing within the UnitedU.S.C. § 286.
States the components of a patented
invention and then exporting those
disassembled parts for combination
abroad into an end product.
ringement of aUnauthorized application of a patented(1) The offender is liable to the patent design owner to the extent of his total profit, but in
atent, 35design (or any colorable imitationno event less than $250, recoverable in any U.S. district court having jurisdiction of the
thereof) to any article of manufactureparties.
for the purpose of sale, or the sale of(2) The remedies for patent infringement described in the box immediately above may also
such article.be available to the owner of a design patent infringed in this manner, but he is not allowed
to twice recover the profit made from the infringement, 35 U.S.C. § 289.

CRS-17
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
lse Marking of(1) Unauthorized use in connection(1) A fine of not more than $500 for every such offense, 35 U.S.C. § 392(a).
tent-relatedwith anything made, used, or sold(2) Any person may sue for the penalty, in which event one-half shall go to the person
formation inwithin the United States, or importedsuing and the other to the use of the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 392(b).
ion withinto the United States, of the name of a
ticles Sold to thepatent owner, patent number, or the
blic, 35 U.S.C. §words “patent” or “patentee,” with the
intent of counterfeiting the mark of the
patentee, or of deceiving the public;
(2) Marking any unpatented article
with the word “patent” or any word or
number, for the purpose of deceiving
the public; or
(3) Using the words “patent applied
for,” “patent pending,” or any word
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}falsely suggesting that a patent
^g/wapplication has been made or is
^s^.orpending, for the purpose of deceiving
^le^akthe public.
^://wikied Use or(1) Use or manufacture of a patented(1) An action against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims for the
^h^ttpacture of ainvention by or for the United Statesrecovery of the patent holder’s reasonable and entire compensation for such use and
tented Invention bygovernment without the patentmanufacture.
or the Unitedowner’s authorization.(2) Reasonable and entire compensation shall include the owner’s reasonable costs,
^a28 U.S.C. §including reasonable fees for expert witnesses and attorneys, in pursuing the action if the
patent owner is an independent inventor, a nonprofit organization, or an entity that had no
more than 500 employees at any time during the 5-year period preceding the use or
manufacture of the patented invention by or for the United States. However, unless the
action has been pending for more than 10 years from the time of filing to the time that the
owner applies for such costs and fees, reasonable and entire compensation shall not
include such costs and fees if the court finds that the position of the United States was
substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.
^{state (o}^{r in}^stru^m^eⁿ^t^ality^th^ereo^f⁾^th^{at in}^f^rⁱⁿ^g^e^{s a p}^a^ten^t^m^a^yⁿ^o^{t b}^e^su^ed^b^y^th^{e p}^a^ten^t^h^o^ld^{er b}^ecau^{se o}^f^th^{e Elev}^en^th^A^m^eⁿ^d^m^eⁿ^t^to^th^{e U.S. Co}ⁿ^s^titu^tioⁿ^.^L^e^gⁱ^slatioⁿ^th^{at w}^o^u^l^d
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^S^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^{, 527 U}^.^S^.^{627 (1999).}

CRS-18
fair Competition
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
fair Practices inInfringement by importing(1) General or limited exclusion orders issued by the ITC barring the importation of
, 19^acounterfeit and infringing productsinfringing products into the United States (enforced by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and
into the United States. Border Protection).
(2) Cease and desist orders issued by the ITC to specific U.S. persons to prohibit the use or
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930purchase of such infringing products from abroad (enforced by the ITC), 19 U.S.C. §§
grants intellectual property rights1337(d)-(f).
holders the right to seek relief from(3) Monetary damages are not available in a Section 337 proceeding, although the
the United States International Tradeintellectual property owner can seek such monetary relief by filing a suit in federal district
Commission (ITC), for thecourt.
importation of goods that infringe a(4) Civil forfeiture is authorized if the owner or importer of the infringing article previously
trademark, patent, or copyright. Toattempted to import the article into the United States, 19 U.S.C. § 1337(i).
initiate a “Section 337 action,”(5) Anyone who violates an order of the ITC must pay to the United States a civil penalty
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}intellectual property rights ownersfor each day on which an importation of articles, or their sale, occurs in violation of the
^g/wmust file a complaint with the ITC toorder. The amount of the civil penalty is to be not more than the greater of $100,000 or
^s^.orallege unfair acts in the importationtwice the domestic value of the articles entered or sold on such day in violation of the ITC’s
^le^akof infringing goods into the Unitedorder. To recover the civil penalty, the ITC may bring a civil action in the U.S. District
States. Court for the District of Columbia or in the district in which the violation occurs, 19 U.S.C.
^://wiki§ 1337(f)(2).
^h^ttpⁱ^l^e^t^h^{e m}^a^j^o^ri^t^y^of^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{337 cas}^es^u^s^u^a^l^l^yⁱⁿ^v^o^l^v^{e a cl}^ai^m^of^pat^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^f^rⁱⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^{, t}^h^{e s}^t^at^u^t^{e ex}^pres^s^l^y^al^l^o^w^s^t^r^adem^a^r^k^aⁿ^d^copy^ri^g^h^t^owⁿ^e^rs^t^o^s^eek^relⁱ^e^f^,^{19 U}^.^S^.^C^.^§
^{1337(a)(1)(B)(i}^{) (reg}ⁱ^s^t^e^{red copy}^ri^g^h^t^{ed w}^o^rk^{), 19 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 1337(a)(1)(C}⁾^(regⁱ^s^t^e^{red U}^.^S^.^t^r^adem^ark⁾^.

CRS-19
ActionDescription of ViolationRemedies Available
t of a TradeWith intent or knowledge that the offenseThe Attorney General of the United States may, in a civil action brought in a U.S.
enefit awill benefit any foreign government, foreigndistrict court, obtain appropriate injunctive relief, 18 U.S.C. § 1836.
reign Entity, 18instrumentality, or foreign agent, knowingly:
(1) stealing or without authorization taking
or obtaining a trade secret; (2) without
authorization copying, destroying, or
transmitting a trade secret; (3) receiving,
buying, or possessing a trade secret, knowing
it to have been stolen or obtained without
authorization; (4) attempting to commit any
offense described above; (5) conspiring with
one or more other persons to commit any
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}offense described above, and one or more of
^g/wsuch persons do any act to effect the object
^s^.orof the conspiracy.
^le^ak
eft of Trade SecretsWith intent to convert a trade secret relatedThe Attorney General of the United States may, in a civil action brought in a U.S.
^://wikir Commercialto a product that is placed in interstate ordistrict court, obtain appropriate injunctive relief, 18 U.S.C. § 1836.

^h^ttp 18 U.S.C.foreign commerce, to the economic benefit
of anyone other than the owner thereof, and
intending or knowing that the offense will
injure any owner of that trade secret,
knowingly: (1) stealing, or without
authorization taking or obtaining such
information; (2) without authorization
copying, destroying, or communicating a
trade secret; (3) receiving, buying, or
possessing a trade secret, knowing it to have
been stolen or obtained without
authorization; (4) attempting to commit any
offense described above; (5) conspiring with
one or more other persons to commit any
offense described above, and one or more of
such persons do any act to effect the object
of the conspiracy.

CRS-20
Criminal Penalties
right
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
Willful infringement of(1) If the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution (including by electronic means)
fringement forcopyright for purposes ofduring any 180-day period of at least 10 copies of one or more copyrighted works, which have a
ofit, 17 U.S.C. §commercial advantage ortotal retail value of more than $2,500, an imprisonment sentence of not more than 5 years, or a
private financial gain.fine in the amount of up to $250,000, or both (for corporate offenders or an organization, up to a
$500,000 fine is permitted), 18 U.S.C. § 2319(b)(1).
(2) If the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense, the maximum imprisonment
term is doubled to 10 years, or a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or both, 18
U.S.C. § 2319(b)(2).
(3) Anyone who commits this offense in any other case is subject to an imprisonment sentence of
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}not more than 1 year, or a fine of up to $100,000 ($200,000 for organizations), or both, 18 U.S.C.§ 2319(b)(3).
^g/w(4) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which is prohibited
^s^.or
^le^akby this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any manner or part to commit or
facilitate the commission of this offense, and any property derived constituting or derived from
^://wikiany proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 17
^h^ttpU.S.C. § 506(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2323.
(5) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).

CRS-21
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
Willful infringement of a(1) If the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 10 or more copies of 1 or more
ringement Withoutcopyright by reproducing orcopyrighted works, which have a total retail value of $2,500 or more, a statutory maximum
ofit Motive, 17distributing, including bypenalty of 3 years imprisonment, or a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or
electronic means, during anyboth, 18 U.S.C. § 2319(c)(1).
180-day period, one or more(2) If the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense, the maximum imprisonment
copies of one or moreterm is 6 years, or a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or both, 18 U.S.C. §
copyrighted works which have a2319(c)(2).
total retail value of more than(3) If the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 1 or more copies of 1 or more
$1,000.copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000, an imprisonment
sentence of not more than 1 year, or a fine of up to $100,000 ($200,000 for organizations), or
both, 18 U.S.C. § 2319(c)(3).
(4) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which is prohibited
by this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any manner or part to commit or
facilitate the commission of this offense, and any property derived constituting or derived from
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 17
^g/wU.S.C. § 506(b), 18 U.S.C. § 2323.
^s^.or(5) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).

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CRS-22
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
eleaseDistributing a copyrighted workIf infringement committed for commercialIf infringement has no commercial purpose:
stribution of abeing prepared for commercialpurpose:
distribution, by making it(1) For a first offense, imprisonment of not
blicly-available on a publicly-(1) Imprisonment of not more than 5 years, ormore than 3 years, or a fine of up to $250,000
omputeraccessible computer network, ifa fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for($500,000 for organizations), or both, 18
ork, the infringer knew or shouldorganizations), or both, 18 U.S.C. §U.S.C. § 2319(d)(1).
have known that the work was2319(d)(2). If the offense is a felony and is a(2) If the offense is a felony and is a second or
intended for commercialsecond or subsequent offense, the maximumsubsequent offense, the maximum
distribution.imprisonment term is 10 years, or a fine of upimprisonment term is 6 years, or a fine of up to
to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or$250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or
both, 18 U.S.C. § 2319(d)(4).both, 18 U.S.C. § 2319(d)(3).
(2) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article(3) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article
(the making or trafficking of which is(the making or trafficking of which is
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}prohibited by this offense), any property used(or intended to be used) in any manner or partprohibited by this offense), any property used(or intended to be used) in any manner or part
^g/wto commit or facilitate the commission of thisto commit or facilitate the commission of this
^s^.oroffense, and any property derived constitutingoffense, and any property derived constituting
^le^akor derived from any proceeds obtained directlyor derived from any proceeds obtained directly
^://wikior indirectly as a result of the commission ofor indirectly as a result of the commission of
^h^ttpthe offense, 17 U.S.C. § 506(b), 18 U.S.C. §the offense, 17 U.S.C. § 506(b), 18 U.S.C. §

2323.2323.

(3) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).(4) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).

CRS-23
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
rcumvention ofWillfully and for purposes of(1) For a first offense: imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a fine of not more than^a
pyright Protectioncommercial advantage or$500,000, or both.
private financial gain: (2) For the second or subsequent offense: imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or a fine of
the Digitalnot more than $1,000,000, or both.

nium(1) Descrambling, decrypting,
ight Actor otherwise avoiding,
MCA), 17 U.S.C. §bypassing, removing,
deactivating, or impairing a
technological measure, without
the authority of the copyright
owner, that effectively controls
access to a copyrighted work; or
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}(2) Manufacturing, importing,offering to the public,
^g/wproviding, or otherwise
^s^.ortrafficking in any technology,
^le^akproduct, service, device, or
^://wikicomponent, that is primarily
^h^ttpdesigned or produced for the
purpose of circumventing
copyright protection measures.

CRS-24
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
Knowingly and for purposes of(1) For a first offense, imprisonment of up to 5 years, or a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for
commercial advantage ororganizations), or both.
ormances, 18private financial gain:(2) For a second or subsequent offense, the maximum imprisonment sentence doubles to 10 years
(with the same fine amounts as the first offense).
(1) making an unauthorized(3) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which is prohibited
recording of sounds orby this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any manner or part to commit or
sounds/images of a live musicalfacilitate the commission of this offense, and any property derived constituting or derived from
performance, or copies of suchany proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 18
recording; (2) transmitting orU.S.C. §§ 2319A(b), 2323.
other communication to the(4) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).
public of such sounds and/or
images of a live musical
performance; or (3) distribution,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}sale, or trafficking in any copyof an unauthorized live musical
^g/wperformance recording (whether
^s^.oror not such recording was done
^le^akin the United States).
^://wikiedKnowingly using an audiovisual(1) For a first offense, imprisonment of not more than 3 years, or a fine of up to $250,000
^h^ttp Motionrecording device to transmit or($500,000 for organizations).
ctures in a Moviemake a copy of a motion picture(2) For a second or subsequent offense, the maximum imprisonment sentence doubles to 6 years
aterfrom a performance of such(with the same fine amounts as the first offense).
18work in a movie theater.(3) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which is prohibited
by this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any manner or part to commit or
facilitate the commission of this offense, and any property derived constituting or derived from
any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 18
U.S.C. §§ 2319B(b), 2323
(4) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).

CRS-25
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
unterfeit or IllicitKnowingly trafficking in a(1) Imprisonment of not more than 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for
counterfeit label or illicit labelorganizations), or both.
unterfeitaffixed to, enclosing, or(2) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which is prohibited
accompanying a copyrightedby this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any manner or part to commit or
ckaging forwork, or trafficking infacilitate the commission of this offense, and any property derived constituting or derived from
ghted Works,counterfeit documentation orany proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 18
packaging.U.S.C. §§ 2318(d), 2323.
(3) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).
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CRS-26
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
afficking in(1) Intentionally trafficking or attempting to(1) For a first offense, imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or a fine of not
unterfeittraffic in goods or services and knowinglymore than $2,000,000 ($5,000,000 for organizations), or both.
using a counterfeit mark^a on or in connection(2) For a second or subsequent offense, the maximum imprisonment term doubles
with such goods or services;to 20 years, and the maximum fines increase to $5,000,000 ($15,000,000 for
ication Marks,organizations).
(2) Intentionally trafficking or attempting to(3) If the offender knowingly or recklessly causes or attempts to cause serious
traffic in labels, patches, stickers, wrappers,bodily injury from conduct in violation of this offense, imprisonment of not more
badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes,than 20 years, a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or both, 18
containers, cans, cases, hangtags,U.S.C. § 2320(a)(2)(A).
documentation, or packaging of any type or(4) If the offender knowingly or recklessly causes or attempts to cause death from
nature, knowing that a counterfeit mark hasconduct in violation of this offense, imprisonment for any term of years up to life,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}been applied thereto, the use of which is likelyor a fine of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for organizations), or both, 18 U.S.C. §
^g/wto cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to2320(a)(2)(B).
^s^.ordeceive.(5) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of which
^le^akis prohibited by this offense), any property used (or intended to be used) in any
manner or part to commit or facilitate the commission of this offense, and any
^://wikiproperty derived constituting or derived from any proceeds obtained directly or
^h^ttpindirectly as a result of the commission of the offense, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2320(b), 2323.
(6) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2320(b), 2323(c).
^.^S^.^C^.^{§ 2320(e) def}ⁱⁿ^e^s^“^c^ouⁿ^t^erf^eⁱ^t^m^a^rk^{” f}^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^es^o^f^t^hⁱ^s^o^ffe^nse^a^s^{a s}^p^u^rⁱ^o^u^s^m^a^rk^t^h^at^:^{(1) i}^s^u^s^{ed i}ⁿ^conⁿ^ectⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^t^r^af^fⁱ^ckⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^an^y^g^oods^{, s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^{, l}^a^bel^s^,
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CRS-27
minal LawDescription of OffenseAuthorized Penalties
ade Secret Theft toWith intent or knowledge that the offense will benefit(1) Imprisonment of up to 15 years, or a fine of up to $500,000
nefit a Foreignany foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or($10,000,000 for organizations), or both.
tity, 18 U.S.C. §foreign agent, knowingly: (1) stealing or without(2) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of
authorization taking or obtaining a trade secret; (2)which is prohibited by this offense), any property used (or intended to be
without authorization copying, destroying, orused) in any manner or part to commit or facilitate the commission of this
transmitting a trade secret; (3) receiving, buying, oroffense, and any property derived constituting or derived from any
possessing a trade secret, knowing it to have beenproceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the
stolen or obtained without authorization; (4)offense, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1834, 2323.
attempting to commit any offense described above;(3) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).
(5) conspiring with one or more other persons to
commit any offense described above, and one or more
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34109}of such persons do any act to effect the object of the
^g/wconspiracy.
^s^.or
^le^akeft of Trade SecretsWith intent to convert a trade secret related to a(1) Imprisonment of up to 10 years, or a fine of up to $250,000 ($5,000,000
r Commercialproduct that is placed in interstate or foreignfor organizations), or both.
^://wiki 18 U.S.C.commerce, to the economic benefit of anyone other(2) Civil and criminal forfeiture of any article (the making or trafficking of
^h^ttpthan the owner thereof, and intending or knowing thatwhich is prohibited by this offense), any property used (or intended to be
the offense will injure any owner of that trade secret,used) in any manner or part to commit or facilitate the commission of this
knowingly: (1) stealing, or without authorizationoffense, and any property derived constituting or derived from any
taking or obtaining such information; (2) withoutproceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the commission of the
authorization copying, destroying, or communicatingoffense, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1834, 2323.
a trade secret; (3) receiving, buying, or possessing a(3) Mandatory restitution, 18 U.S.C. § 2323(c).

trade secret, knowing it to have been stolen or
obtained without authorization; (4) attempting to
commit any offense described above; (5) conspiring
with one or more other persons to commit any offense
described above, and one or more of such persons do
any act to effect the object of the conspiracy.