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§ 107 TITLE 15.-COMMERC iséued in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision of re this,clmpter,_ to be recorded in books which shall be kept for b< this pnrposein the Department 32 the Treasury, under such tl I'(‘§{Il1flYiQI1S`$1S the Sccretary'.of the Treasnry éhall prescribe, az xincl may furnish to the department-facsimiles of his name, the dl name of iI1e‘iuc1llit5i* in whigln his goods are manufactured, or tl uf lnis`registered tr:1de—n1a'rk} and thereupon the Secretary of 11: the Zl`re:1sury shall cause one or more copies of thelszune to be 0i tremsmitted to each collector or other proper ofiiccr ofcustoms. H (lfcb. 2(),`19(l5, c. 592, §·27, 33 Staf. 730.) _ ’ ‘ ,, __ 107. Notice of registration; notice of infringement.-It qhall sl cbc the duty of the rcgilstmxxt to give notice to the public that 82 il tmdc—m2u·k is rvgi¤ztered, either by oi}ixing'there0u the words h " It¤=;.;islere-el in Il. S. Patent Oflicc,“_ or abbreviated thus, ‘f Reg. si I'. S. 1’a1t.~Off,,"» or when, from the clmracter or Size of the 'bl trzul<·-mgwk, or from its manner of nttaclmgenhto the article to_·_ K which it is appropriated, this crm not be done, then by dilixing p .:1 label containing :1 like notice to the paclgage or receptacle 1‘· wherein the article- or articles are inclosed; and rin any suit P ·for [infringement by aA party failingso tcrgive notice of regisq U tration no élnnmges shall be recovered, except on proof that .¤ the defendant wusfiluly notiiied of il1f1'illg`Pm€l}C_,o&I1d continued 8. the same after such notice. (Feb. 20, 1905, c. 592, §r 28, ,33. ti sm. *:30.) ‘ F ~ - ‘ _ I ¤ 108. Construction; de6hitions.———-In construing this'subdlvi¥ _“ sion of this chapter the following rulesnkmust be observed, ex- cl cept where the dontrzzry intent is plgnillly apparent from the 0 context thereof.: The United States; includesemd embraces all (-" territory which is under the jurisdiction andycontrol of the United States. The word ‘°St:1tes" includes 'und embraces the I)ie:trict of (}olu‘mbin, the-Territc»ries"0f the United Statesy S} null such other territory as shall be under the jurisdiction "? and control of the United States. The terms "persun" and U1 "owner,’»’ and any other word or term used to desnlgmnte the S] applicant or other entitled to a. benefit o‘1·`p_rivile;;e' or ren- °i ·Aered liable under the provisions of this submlivlslem of,tl1is Q chapter, include a1 firm, corporation, or association as well as I a natural perscln. The terxma " applicant " end ," registrant “U ’ennl»rnco tlnesuecessors and assigns ot .sucl1 applicant or regis; S: tram. The t0I‘1H‘“tl°&d(?-ll}81’k" includes any mark which is tl entitled to reeisétration {under the ternnsseof this snlgtllviéion of a ·t.hi:—; chapter zmd‘whctl‘ner rc;:ist¢·red or not and a tmdednurk f" shell lvedeemed to be "atlixed " to anjartic.le when it is placed V in any manner in or upon either the article itself ortho re- 1* cgzpmcle or package or 'upou the envelope or other thing in,·by, _ or with which the goods are packed or inclosod or otherwise P , prepared for sale or tlistmibuticnn. (Feb. 20, 1905, c. 592, { 29, HK 33 Stat. 731.) _ . . -_ 4 Q _ Q 109. Repeal.-—-·All Acts ond parts of Acts·in forco_prio.1·· to 8 Yubruary 20, 1905, and inconsistent with this subdivision. of b this chapter are repealed except so {areas the some may api ° ply to certiileaters of registration issued under the Act of Con- 2 · gre.sn_n'j‘w[1r¢»x’•2d March 3, 1881, entitled "An Act to authorize c' the·regl.—;tration of trademarks dud protect the same," or un- ‘f der tlne“Act approved August 5, 1882, entitled "An Act relating to the registration ot trade·niurks." (Feb. 20, 1905, c. 592,, 3‘ § 30, 33 Stat. 731.) ` I`N’l‘EI{N.\Tl‘IONAI» ItEGIST1¥r\TI(lN AND MARKS NOT it 1tl<lGlSfl`1tAl3LI·} UISDER PRIGCEDING SUBITQIVQSION _ a _ . f _ r ,_ I oz 121. Regiétration of international and other trnAe·m•rkm—¤-·—_ . The (fonnmisrdoner of·.I’s1:tents shall keep 0. register of (a) all xw marks communicated to him by the international bureaus ce provided for by the convention' for the protection of trade- rl marks and commercial·_names, made and signed ln the city ot n Ilm·n¢»s `Alres, lr1 the Argentina Rep{1blic,··.August 30, `191D, In sa cmmcetiun with which tbgféé of $50`gold for the international , It

YE AEV!) TRADE 3% ggjgtmtion established by article 2 of that oo¤vr·nti·m gm een paid, which register shall show a facsimile of the mm:- ae“"u1ame·.and residence of the registrant; the number, {Hill; nd place of the first registration of the mark, includiu: set; ate on vg·hicl1'appli»cation for such reglstrstios was filed ooo txe·te·rm of such registration, a list ot goods to whim so-' nark is applied as shown by the registration in the comatry f origin, and such other doth as may be useful;com·t·rni¤»o me . lark- ·.. ‘ »(b)·,A11 other ,mmo·, not registrablé msoee the ;»m·,»,s,,,, ubdivision of this chapter, except those speofficd in ;».,r;; raphs (a)- and (h) of section 85*0f this chapter, but ·whIr·h ave been in bonzriide use for not less than one yearfiu isms. " Bitte orforeign commerce, or émnmerce with the Indian t;·2is·s y the proprietor thereof, upon `or in connection wm; ggqgo 00ds·`of such proprietor upon which a fee\of‘$10 hos laws: ‘ aid to the Commissioner ot Pntents_an_d snvh formalities os equired by the said `commissioner have been complied with: ' Woviéied, That trade·marks‘ which nre identical with seknooo rgde—mark owned ond `used in interstate ood. foreign mm. xcrce,· oi conunerce with thelndian tribes by axnotl»é·r~ex.·l ppropriated to merchandise of the some descriptiye }»ri»pQ·!·. es or which so nearly resenuhyle a known trotlexniork mtow.1 nd used in interstate and foreign commerce or ooamm·:···¤· _ with the Indian tribes by another and appropriated to ~ml»:·- hnndise of ‘the"same descriptive properties ss to be likely to nuse confusion or mistake in the mind of the public or to dp. eive purchasers, shall not be placed on this register. {Mor. 9, 1920, c. 104, § 1, 4r Stat. 533.) . ‘ . 122. Cancellation .of registration.-·-Wlnene»·er any gswslm hall deem himself injured, by the inclusion of a treclo-mon·k_ n this register, he may at any time apply to the ,Qommissiom·r E Patents. to cancel the registration thereof. The connmisioner, shall refer such application the eitonnitier in clf:1r::#· I interferences, whois empowered to ll&8I',8'lld determine this uestion, und who shull give notice thereof to the ¤·e»go_o,.m_ A f it appear after a hearing before the examiner that t_lno—ro;;is: . rantwas not entitled to the exclusive use ot the mark ol or _ ince the dote of his application for registration thereof, or that oxennark is not used by the registrant or hos been ohonirlonnorl, -· ndcthe exominer shall so decide, the commissioner shall cme el the registration. Appeal- may be taken to the comrnissivnugr i my person f·r’om‘ the-decision of theexaminer in charge' of int¢o·r- ereuces. (Mer. 19,4920, c. 104, G 2, 41 Stat. 534.) . 128.. False designgtion of origin of goods nnlavrfu}.-~Aoy erson who shall vvillfuhgv ¤nd`with` intent to deceive, utlix. pply, or annex, or use in connection with any article or umiles of merchandise, or any container or containers of the some, false designation of origin, including words ·or_ other synools, tending to falsely idoutifyihe origin ot the moerchnnlliso. nd shall then couse such rnerchnndise to enter into interstate . gjorelgug commerce, and any permn who shallhnowingly suse or procure. the same to be transported in interstate or oreign commerce or` eommerce. with Indian tribes, or shall. nowimrly deliver the sorne to any earrier to he so trmnsponwlz hallqbe liable to an action ot law for damnges ond to an artioo o equity for an injunction, nt the suit ot any person, iirm. ··¤' orporation doing business or the locality falsely indicated as hat ot origin, or in the reglon·°in which said loirolity is situted,_0r at the suit of any associations! such persons, firms; r corporations. (Mar. 19,1920. c. 104} § 3, 41 Stst. 534.) _ ‘ 124.· Lihbility for using smother’s trade-mark.-5-Any p··t·»¤.·»¤» tho shall without the consent of the owner thereof reprlxllnnw, ounterféit, copy, or eolorobly imitate soy trade-mark on me Bgltgter pmvidod by ·tl1.is subdivision of this ohspter, nucl sll=lU_ mx the soine to 'merchsndlse `of substantially ther some do eriptive properties as those set (orth in the registration, or ¢·· tbcls, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, or reoeptawles iH·