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15 U.S.C. § 1128 — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 305(a)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4270
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 653, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4741(b)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–586; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title II, § 210, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2884, established the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 305(a)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4270, provided that the repeal of this section is effective upon confirmation of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator by the Senate and publication of such appointment in the Congressional Record. The Senate confirmed the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on Dec. 3, 2009, as reflected in that day’s Congressional Record. See 155 Cong. Rec. 29389 (2009).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 653, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4741(b)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–586; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title II, § 210, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2884, established the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 305(a)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4270, provided that the repeal of this section is effective upon confirmation of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator by the Senate and publication of such appointment in the Congressional Record. The Senate confirmed the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on Dec. 3, 2009, as reflected in that day’s Congressional Record. See 155 Cong. Rec. 29389 (2009).
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In this Act, the term “United States person” means—
(1) any United States resident or national,
(2) any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and
(3) any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern that is controlled in fact by such domestic concern,
except that such term does not include an individual who resides outside the United States and is employed by an individual or entity other than an individual or entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
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**(a) Transition from NIPLECC to IPEC**
(1) **Omitted**
(2) **Continuity of performance of duties** — Upon confirmation by the Senate, and notwithstanding paragraph (1), the IPEC may use the services and personnel of the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council, for such time as is reasonable, to perform any functions or duties which in the discretion of the IPEC are necessary to facilitate the orderly transition of any functions or duties transferred from the Council to the IPEC pursuant to any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
**(b) Current authorities not affected** Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this subchapter shall alter the authority of any department or agency of the United States (including any independent agency) that relates to—
(1) the investigation and prosecution of violations of laws that protect intellectual property rights;
(2) the administrative enforcement, at the borders of the United States, of laws that protect intellectual property rights; or
(3) the United States trade agreements program or international trade.
**(c) Rules of construction** Nothing in this subchapter—
(1) shall derogate from the powers, duties, and functions of any of the agencies, departments, or other entities listed or included under [section 8111(b)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8111/b/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) shall be construed to transfer authority regarding the control, use, or allocation of law enforcement resources, or the initiation or prosecution of individual cases or types of cases, from the responsible law enforcement department or agency.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1141
substituted ‘‘identify and distinguish his goods, includ-
ing a unique product, from those manufactured or sold
by others and to indicate the source of the goods, even
if that source is unknown’’ for ‘‘identify his goods and
distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by
others’’.
Pub. L. 98–620, § 103(2), in definition of ‘‘service mark’’
substituted ‘‘The term ‘service mark’ means a mark
used in the sale or advertising of services to identify
and distinguish the services of one person, including a
unique service, from the services of others and to indi-
cate the source of the services, even if that source is
unknown’’ for ‘‘The term ‘service mark’ means a mark
used in the sale or advertising of services to identify
the services of one person and distinguish them from
the services of others’’.
Pub. L. 98–620, § 103(3), in subpar. (b) of par. relating
to when a mark shall be deemed to be ‘‘abandoned’’, in-
serted ‘‘Purchaser motivation shall not be a test for de-
termining abandonment under this subparagraph.’’
1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted ‘‘Patent and Trade-
mark Office’’ for ‘‘Patent Office’’ in two places and
‘‘Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks’’ for ‘‘Com-
missioner of Patents’’ in definition of ‘‘Commissioner’’.
1962—Pub. L. 87–772 substituted, ‘‘predecessors,’’ for
‘‘and’’ in definition of ‘‘applicant’’ and ‘‘registrant’’,
‘‘Titles, character names and other distinctive features
of radio or television programs may be registered as
service marks notwithstanding that they, or the pro-
grams, may advertise the goods of the sponsor’’ for
‘‘and includes without limitation the marks, names,
symbols, titles, designations, slogans, character names,
and distinctive features of radio or other
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