Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1117
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:52:22+00:00

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When a violation of any right of the registrant of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, a violation under section 1125(a) or (d) of this title, or a willful violation under section 1125(c) of this title, shall have been established in any civil action arising under this chapter, the plaintiff shall be entitled, subject to the provisions of sections 1111 and 1114 of this title, and subject to the principles of equity, to recover (1) defendant’s profits, (2) any damages sustained by the plaintiff, and (3) the costs of the action. The court shall assess such profits and damages or cause the same to be assessed under its direction. In assessing profits the plaintiff shall be required to prove defendant’s sales only; defendant must prove all elements of cost or deduction claimed. In assessing damages the court may enter judgment, according to the circumstances of the case, for any sum above the amount found as actual damages, not exceeding three times such amount. If the court shall find that the amount of the recovery based on profits is either inadequate or excessive the court may in its discretion enter judgment for such sum as the court shall find to be just, according to the circumstances of the case. Such sum in either of the above circumstances shall constitute compensation and not a penalty. The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.
providing goods or services necessary to the commission of a violation specified in paragraph (1), with the intent that the recipient of the goods or services would put the goods or services to use in committing the violation.
In such a case, the court may award prejudgment interest on such amount at an annual interest rate established under section 6621(a)(2) of title 26, beginning on the date of the service of the claimant’s pleadings setting forth the claim for such entry of judgment and ending on the date such entry is made, or for such shorter time as the court considers appropriate.
if the court finds that the use of the counterfeit mark was willful, not more than $2,000,000 per counterfeit mark per type of goods or services sold, offered for sale, or distributed, as the court considers just.
Acts Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, §§ 16, 19, 33 Stat. 728, 729; Mar. 19, 1920, ch. 104, § 4, 41 Stat. 534.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–403, § 104(1), substituted “$1,000” for “$500” and “$200,000” for “$100,000”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 110–403, § 104(2), substituted “$2,000,000” for “$1,000,000”.
2004—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–482 added subsec. (e).
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273, § 13207(a), substituted “a violation under section 1125(a) or (d) of this title,” for “a violation under section 1125(a), (c), or (d) of this title,”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–273, § 13207(b)(11), substituted “section 220506 of title 36” for “section 110 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to incorporate the United States Olympic Association’, approved September 21, 1950 (36 U.S.C. 380)” and “6621(a)(2) of title 26” for “6621 of title 26”.
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3003(a)(2)], inserted “, (c), or (d)” after “section 1125(a)” in first sentence.
Pub. L. 106–43 substituted “a violation under section 1125(a) of this title, or a willful violation under section 1125(c) of this title,” for “or a violation under section 1125(a) of this title,” in first sentence.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3003(b)], added subsec. (d).
1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–153 added subsec. (c).
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–667 inserted “, or a violation under section 1125(a) of this title,” after “Office” in first sentence.
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1975—Pub. L. 93–600 inserted provisions relating to awarding of attorney fees in exceptional cases.
1962—Pub. L. 87–772 substituted “1114” for “1113(1)(b)”.
Nothing in this title [see Short Title of 2004 Amendment note set out under section 1051 of this title] shall enlarge or diminish any rights of free speech or of the press for activities related to the registration or use of domain names.

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