ANTICOUNTERFEITING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

By SovConn | August 19, 2014

Anticounterfeiting  Consumer  Protection  Act.Copyright  &  trademarks.  A  federal  law  to

discourage counter-feiting of trademarks and copyrighted merchandise such as computer programs,

phonorecords,  and  motion  pictures.  •  The  law  imposes  criminal  liability  for  trafficking  in

counterfeit  goods and services (18 USCA § 2318), provides for the seizure of counterfeit  goods

(15 USCA § 1116(d)(9)), and provides enhanced statutory civil penalties (15 USCA § 1117(c)). —

Abbr. ACPA. [Blacks Law 8th]

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