Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Every section of Title 15 of the United States Code, commerce and trade — 2,668 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 15 U.S.C. § 1022c — Inclusion of priority policies and programs in President's Budget
• 15 U.S.C. § 1022d — President's Budget
• 15 U.S.C. § 1022e — Inflation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1022f — Advisory board or boards
• 15 U.S.C. § 1023 — Council of Economic Advisers
• 15 U.S.C. § 1024 — Joint Economic Committee
• 15 U.S.C. § 1025 — Printing of monthly publication by Joint Economic Committee entitled "Economic Indicators"; distribution
• 15 U.S.C. § 1026 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–136, title VI, §601, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 742
• 15 U.S.C. § 1051 — Application for registration; verification
• 15 U.S.C. § 1052 — Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1053 — Service marks registrable
• 15 U.S.C. § 1054 — Collective marks and certification marks registrable
• 15 U.S.C. § 1055 — Use by related companies affecting validity and registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1056 — Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
• 15 U.S.C. § 1057 — Certificates of registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1058 — Duration, affidavits and fees
• 15 U.S.C. § 1059 — Renewal of registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1060 — Assignment
• 15 U.S.C. § 1061 — Execution of acknowledgments and verifications
• 15 U.S.C. § 1062 — Publication
• 15 U.S.C. § 1063 — Opposition to registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1064 — Cancellation of registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1065 — Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1066 — Interference; declaration by Director
• 15 U.S.C. § 1066a — Ex parte expungement
• 15 U.S.C. § 1066b — Ex parte reexamination
• 15 U.S.C. § 1067 — Interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation; notice; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• 15 U.S.C. § 1068 — Action of Director in interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1069 — Application of equitable principles in inter partes proceedings
• 15 U.S.C. § 1070 — Appeals to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board from decisions of examiners
• 15 U.S.C. § 1071 — Appeal to courts
• 15 U.S.C. § 1072 — Registration as constructive notice of claim of ownership
• 15 U.S.C. § 1091 — Supplemental register
• 15 U.S.C. § 1092 — Publication; not subject to opposition; cancellation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1093 — Registration certificates for marks on principal and supplemental registers to be different
• 15 U.S.C. § 1094 — Provisions of chapter applicable to registrations on supplemental register
• 15 U.S.C. § 1095 — Registration on principal register not precluded
• 15 U.S.C. § 1096 — Registration on supplemental register not used to stop importations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1111 — Notice of registration; display with mark; recovery of profits and damages in infringement suit
• 15 U.S.C. § 1112 — Classification of goods and services; registration in plurality of classes
• 15 U.S.C. § 1113 — Fees
• 15 U.S.C. § 1114 — Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers
• 15 U.S.C. § 1115 — Registration on principal register as evidence of exclusive right to use mark; defenses
• 15 U.S.C. § 1116 — Injunctive relief
• 15 U.S.C. § 1117 — Recovery for violation of rights
• 15 U.S.C. § 1118 — Destruction of infringing articles
• 15 U.S.C. § 1119 — Power of court over registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1120 — Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1121 — Jurisdiction of Federal courts; State and local requirements that registered trademarks be altered or displayed differently; prohibition
• 15 U.S.C. § 1121a — Transferred
• 15 U.S.C. § 1122 — Liability of United States and States, and instrumentalities and officials thereof
• 15 U.S.C. § 1123 — Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office
• 15 U.S.C. § 1124 — Importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names forbidden
• 15 U.S.C. § 1125 — False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden
• 15 U.S.C. § 1126 — International conventions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1127 — Construction and definitions; intent of chapter
• 15 U.S.C. § 1128 — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–403, title III, §305(a)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4270
• 15 U.S.C. § 1129 — Transferred
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141a — International applications based on United States applications or registrations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141b — Certification of the international application
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141c — Restriction, abandonment, cancellation, or expiration of a basic application or basic registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141d — Request for extension of protection subsequent to international registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141e — Extension of protection of an international registration to the United States under the Madrid Protocol
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141f — Effect of filing a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141g — Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141h — Examination of and opposition to request for extension of protection; notification of refusal
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141i — Effect of extension of protection
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141j — Dependence of extension of protection to the United States on the underlying international registration
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141k — Duration, affidavits and fees
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141l — Assignment of an extension of protection
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141m — Incontestability
• 15 U.S.C. § 1141n — Rights of extension of protection
• 15 U.S.C. § 1151 — Purpose of chapter
• 15 U.S.C. § 1152 — Clearinghouse for technical information; removal of security classification
• 15 U.S.C. § 1153 — Rules, regulations, and fees
• 15 U.S.C. § 1153a — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, §3(f), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 865
• 15 U.S.C. § 1154 — Reference of data to armed services and other Government agencies
• 15 U.S.C. § 1155 — General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification
• 15 U.S.C. § 1156 — Use of existing facilities
• 15 U.S.C. § 1157 — Relation to other provisions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1171 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1172 — Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission
• 15 U.S.C. § 1173 — Registration of manufacturers and dealers
• 15 U.S.C. § 1174 — Labeling and marking of shipping packages
• 15 U.S.C. § 1175 — Specific jurisdictions within which manufacturing, repairing, selling, possessing, etc., prohibited; exceptions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1176 — Penalties
• 15 U.S.C. § 1177 — Confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation; laws governing
• 15 U.S.C. § 1178 — Nonapplicability of chapter to certain machines and devices
• 15 U.S.C. § 1191 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1192 — Prohibited transactions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1193 — Flammability standards or regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1194 — Administration and enforcement
• 15 U.S.C. § 1195 — Injunction and condemnation proceedings
• 15 U.S.C. § 1196 — Penalties
• 15 U.S.C. § 1197 — Guaranties
• 15 U.S.C. § 1198 — Shipments from foreign countries; demand for redelivery; claim for liquidated damages
• 15 U.S.C. § 1199 — Chapter as additional legislation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1200 — Persons excluded from operation of chapter
• 15 U.S.C. § 1201 — Study and investigation; research, development and training
• 15 U.S.C. § 1202 — Exemptions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1203 — Preemption of Federal standards
• 15 U.S.C. § 1204 — Congressional veto of flammability regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1211 — Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices
• 15 U.S.C. § 1212 — Violations; misdemeanor; penalties
• 15 U.S.C. § 1213 — Publication of safety standards in Federal Register
• 15 U.S.C. § 1214 — "Interstate commerce" defined
• 15 U.S.C. § 1221 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1222 — Authorization of suits against manufacturers; amount of recovery; defenses
• 15 U.S.C. § 1223 — Limitations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1224 — Antitrust laws as affected
• 15 U.S.C. § 1225 — State laws as affected
• 15 U.S.C. § 1226 — Motor vehicle franchise contract dispute resolution process
• 15 U.S.C. § 1231 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1232 — Label and entry requirements
• 15 U.S.C. § 1232a — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–178, title IV, §401(g)(7)(A), Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 534
• 15 U.S.C. § 1233 — Violations and penalties
• 15 U.S.C. § 1241 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1242 — Introduction, manufacture for introduction, transportation or distribution in interstate commerce; penalty
• 15 U.S.C. § 1243 — Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty
• 15 U.S.C. § 1244 — Exceptions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1245 — Ballistic knives
• 15 U.S.C. § 1261 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1262 — Declaration of hazardous substances
• 15 U.S.C. § 1263 — Prohibited acts
• 15 U.S.C. § 1264 — Penalties; exceptions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1265 — Seizures
• 15 U.S.C. § 1266 — Hearing before report of criminal violation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1267 — Injunctions; criminal contempt; trial by court or jury
• 15 U.S.C. § 1268 — Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas
• 15 U.S.C. § 1269 — Regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1270 — Examinations and investigations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1271 — Records of interstate shipment
• 15 U.S.C. § 1272 — Publicity; reports; dissemination of information
• 15 U.S.C. § 1273 — Imports
• 15 U.S.C. § 1274 — Remedies respecting banned hazardous substances
• 15 U.S.C. § 1275 — Toxicological Advisory Board
• 15 U.S.C. § 1276 — Congressional veto of hazardous substances regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1277 — Labeling of art materials
• 15 U.S.C. § 1278 — Requirements for labeling certain toys and games
• 15 U.S.C. § 1278a — Children's products containing lead; lead paint rule
• 15 U.S.C. § 1281,_1282 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1291 — Exemption from antitrust laws of agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests and the combining of professional football leagues
• 15 U.S.C. § 1292 — Area telecasting restriction limitation
• 15 U.S.C. § 1293 — Intercollegiate and interscholastic football contest limitations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1294 — Antitrust laws unaffected as regards to other activities of professional sports contests
• 15 U.S.C. § 1295 — "Persons" defined
• 15 U.S.C. § 1301_to_1303 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–563, title I, §117(a), Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 727
• 15 U.S.C. § 1311 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1312 — Civil investigative demands
• 15 U.S.C. § 1313 — Custodian of documents, answers and transcripts
• 15 U.S.C. § 1314 — Judicial proceedings
• 15 U.S.C. § 1321_to_1323 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–563, title I, §117(a), Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 727
• 15 U.S.C. § 1331 — Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
• 15 U.S.C. § 1332 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1333 — Labeling
• 15 U.S.C. § 1334 — Preemption
• 15 U.S.C. § 1335 — Unlawful advertisements on medium of electronic communication
• 15 U.S.C. § 1335a — List of cigarette ingredients; annual submission to Secretary; transmittal to Congress; confidentiality
• 15 U.S.C. § 1336 — Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices
• 15 U.S.C. § 1338 — Criminal penalty
• 15 U.S.C. § 1339 — Injunction proceedings
• 15 U.S.C. § 1340 — Cigarettes for export
• 15 U.S.C. § 1341 — Smoking, research, education and information
• 15 U.S.C. § 1351 — Declaration of purpose
• 15 U.S.C. § 1352 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1353 — Selection of designated agency
• 15 U.S.C. § 1354 — Five-year plan; annual technical services program
• 15 U.S.C. § 1355 — Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary
• 15 U.S.C. § 1356 — Review and approval of plans and programs by Secretary
• 15 U.S.C. § 1357 — Interstate cooperation in administration and coordination of plans and programs
• 15 U.S.C. § 1358 — Consent of Congress for interstate compacts; reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal
• 15 U.S.C. § 1359 — Advisory councils for technical services; appointment; functions; compensation and expenses
• 15 U.S.C. § 1360 — Appropriations and payments
• 15 U.S.C. § 1361 — Reference services to assist designated agencies to obtain information outside State
• 15 U.S.C. § 1362 — Rules and regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1363 — Prohibition against control over educational institutions; functions or responsibilities of other departments not affected
• 15 U.S.C. § 1364 — Annual report by designated agencies to Secretary; reports by Secretary to President and Congress
• 15 U.S.C. § 1365 — Public committee; appointment; functions; report
• 15 U.S.C. § 1366 — Termination of payments for noncompliance with law or diversion of funds
• 15 U.S.C. § 1367 — Repayments
• 15 U.S.C. § 1368 — Records
• 15 U.S.C. § 1381 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1391,_1392 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1393 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–492, title I, §107(b), Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1482
• 15 U.S.C. § 1394_to_1410b — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1411_to_1420 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1421_to_1426 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1431 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
• 15 U.S.C. § 1451 — Congressional declaration of policy
• 15 U.S.C. § 1452 — Unfair and deceptive packaging and labeling; scope of prohibition
• 15 U.S.C. § 1453 — Requirements of labeling; placement, form, and contents of statement of quantity; supplemental statement of quantity
• 15 U.S.C. § 1454 — Rules and regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1455 — Procedure for promulgation of regulations
• 15 U.S.C. § 1456 — Enforcement
• 15 U.S.C. § 1458 — Cooperation with State authorities; transmittal of regulations to States; noninterference with existing programs
• 15 U.S.C. § 1459 — Definitions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1460 — Savings provisions
• 15 U.S.C. § 1461 — Effect upon State law
• 15 U.S.C. § 1471 — Definitions