S 1255 · 106th Congress · Commerce
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
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EnactedLatest: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.(1999-10-27)
Plain Language Summary
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Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to prescribe statutory damages in a case involving the registration or use of an Internet domain name or other identifier of an online location that is: (1) the trademark of a person or entity other than the person or entity registering or using the identifier; or (2) sufficiently similar to a trademark of a person or entity other than the person or entity registering or using the identifier as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake, deceive, or cause dilution of the distinctive quality of a famous trademark. Allows a plaintiff to elect, at any time before a court renders final judgment, to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, statutory damages in an amount of: (1) at least $1,000 and up to $100,000 per trademark per identifier, as the court considers just; or (2) at least $3,000 and up to $300,000 per trademark per identifier, as the court considers just if it finds that the registration or use of the registered trademark as an identifier was willful. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as a Class B misdemeanor (or a Class E felony if at least a second offense in trafficking in c…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1255, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
Aug 5, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 29, 1999
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Cosponsors (6)
3 Democrats3 Republicans