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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 22— TRADEMARKS · SUBCHAPTER III— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 1111

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

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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.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title III, § 29, 60 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 87–772, § 15, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 93–596, §§ 1, 2, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 125, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3943.)
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  • July 5, 1946, ch. 540
  • 60 Stat. 436
  • Pub. L. 87–772, § 15
  • 76 Stat. 773
  • Pub. L. 93–596
  • 88 Stat. 1949
  • Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 125
  • 102 Stat. 3943
  • Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 28
  • 33 Stat. 730
  • Mar. 19, 1920, ch. 104
  • 41 Stat. 534
  • Pub. L. 100–667
  • Pub. L. 87–772
  • section 136 of Pub. L. 100–667
  • Pub. L. 93–596, § 4
  • 60 Stat. 427
  • 76 Stat. 769
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§ 1111
Notice of registration; display with mark; recovery of profits and damages in infringement suit
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ActJuly 5, 1946, ch. 540
Stat.60 Stat. 436
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–772, § 15
Stat.76 Stat. 773
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–596
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