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15 U.S.C. § 1129 — Transferred
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Section, Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3002(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–548, which related to cyberpiracy protections for individuals, was transferred to [section 8131 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3002(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–548, which related to cyberpiracy protections for individuals, was transferred to [section 8131 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. In general** There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
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**(a) Application for use of trademark**
(1) The owner of a trademark used in commerce may request registration of its trademark on the principal register hereby established by paying the prescribed fee and filing in the Patent and Trademark Office an application and a verified statement, in such form as may be prescribed by the Director, and such number of specimens or facsimiles of the mark as used as may be required by the Director.
(2) The application shall include specification of the applicant’s domicile and citizenship, the date of the applicant’s first use of the mark, the date of the applicant’s first use of the mark in commerce, the goods in connection with which the mark is used, and a drawing of the mark.
(3) The statement shall be verified by the applicant and specify that—
(A) the person making the verification believes that he or she, or the juristic person in whose behalf he or she makes the verification, to be the owner of the mark sought to be registered;
(B) to the best of the verifier’s knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate;
(C) the mark is in use in commerce; and
(D) to the best of the verifier’s knowledge and belief, no other person has the right to use such mark in commerce either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive, except that, in the case of every application claiming concurrent use, the applicant shall—
(i) state exceptions to the claim of exclusive use; and
(ii) shall 11 So in original. The word “shall” probably should not appear. specify, to the extent of the verifier’s knowledge—
(I) any concurrent use by othe
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(1) **In general**
(A) *Civil liability* — Any person who registers a domain name that consists of the name of another living person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, without that person’s consent, with the specific intent to profit from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain to that person or any third party, shall be liable in a civil action by such person.
(B) *Exception* — A person who in good faith registers a domain name consisting of the name of another living person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, shall not be liable under this paragraph if such name is used in, affiliated with, or related to a work of authorship protected under title 17, including a work made for hire as defined in [section 101 of title 17](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section101&num=0&edition=prelim), and if the person registering the domain name is the copyright owner or licensee of the work, the person intends to sell the domain name in conjunction with the lawful exploitation of the work, and such registration is not prohibited by a contract between the registrant and the named person. The exception under this subparagraph shall apply only to a civil action brought under paragraph (1) and shall in no manner limit the protections afforded under the Trademark Act of 1946 ([15 U.S.C. 1051](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1051&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or other provision of Federal or State law.
(2) **Remedies** — In any civil action brought under paragraph (1), a court may award injunctive relief, including the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer of the domain name to the plaintiff. The court may also, in it
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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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