2015 US Code
Title 17 - Copyrights (Sections 101 - 1332)
Chapter 13 - Protection of Original Designs (Sections 1301 - 1332)
Sec. 1325 - Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER 13 - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS Sec. 1325 - Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained |
| Contains | section 1325 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 105-304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 112 Stat. 2915 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 105-304 |
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Any person who brings an action for infringement knowing that registration of the design was obtained by a false or fraudulent representation materially affecting the rights under this chapter, shall be liable in the sum of $10,000, or such part of that amount as the court may determine. That amount shall be to compensate the defendant and shall be charged against the plaintiff and paid to the defendant, in addition to such costs and attorney's fees of the defendant as may be assessed by the court.
(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)
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