legislation: 105-hr-3891
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| 105-hr-3891 | 105 | hr | 3891 | Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998 | Commerce | 1998-05-19 | 1998-09-28 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 245 - 167 (Roll No. 470). | House | Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] | VA | R | G000289 | 0 | Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998 - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) and the Federal criminal code to declare unlawful unauthorized modification of product identification codes, including: (1) specified acts of tampering with the product identification code of any good; and (2) importing, exporting, distributing, or brokering goods whose product identification codes have been tampered with. Excludes from such proscription certain actions relating to repackaging for resale. Subjects violators to liability for: (1) civil and criminal penalties; (2) general and statutory damages; and (3) court costs and attorney's fees. Designates the Attorney General as the chief enforcement official. | 2025-04-07T15:33:57Z |