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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 22— TRADEMARKS · SUBCHAPTER III— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 1120

§ 1120. Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration

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Any person who shall procure registration in the Patent and Trademark Office of a mark by a false or fraudulent declaration or representation, oral or in writing, or by any false means, shall be liable in a civil action by any person injured thereby for any damages sustained in consequence thereof.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 38, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)
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  • July 5, 1946, ch. 540
  • 60 Stat. 440
  • Pub. L. 93–596, § 1
  • 88 Stat. 1949
  • Act Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 25
  • 33 Stat. 730
  • Pub. L. 93–596
  • section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596
  • 64 Stat. 1263
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§ 1120
Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration
Stat. Comp.×1
ActJuly 5, 1946, ch. 540
Stat.60 Stat. 440
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–596, § 1
Stat.88 Stat. 1949
ActAct Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 25
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