Compiled October, 2013
Our review of the annotated history for Title 15, United States Code section 1117 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Prior History:
Added: Acts February 20, 1905, ch. 592, §§ 16, 19, and 33 Stat. 728, 729
Amended: March 19, 1920, ch. 104, § 4, 41 Stat. 534
Current: Annotations below reflect changes to subdivision (a) only:
Added: July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 35, 60 Stat. 439
Amended:
• Pub. L. 87-772, § 19, October 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 774 – substituted “1114” for “1113(1)(b)”
• Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, January 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949 – substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for”
Patent Office”
• Pub. L. 93-600, § 3, January 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1955 – inserted provisions relating to awarding of attorney fees in exceptional cases
• Pub. L. 98-473, title II, § 1503(2), October 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2182
• Pub. L. 99-514, § 2, October 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095
• Pub. L. 100-667, title I, § 129, November 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3945 – inserted “, or a violation under section 1125(a) of this title,” after “Office” in first sentence
• Pub. L. 104-153, § 7, July 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1388
• Pub. L. 106-43, § 3(b), August 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 219 – 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
• Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3003(a)(2), (b)], November 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-549 – § 3003(a)(2)], inserted “, (c), or (d)” after “section 1125(a)” in first sentence
• Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, § 13207(a), (b)(11), November 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906, 1908 – § 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,”
• Pub. L. 108-482, title II, § 202, December 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3916
• Pub. L. 110-403, title I, §§ 103 and 104, October 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4259
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