15 U.S.C. § 1120
Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 1120, Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440905
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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.
Legislative history
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- A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 and title 35 of the United States Code to change the name of the Patent Office to the "Patent and Trademark Office".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally