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Criminal Enforcement of Counterfeiting in Post-Sale Contexts

Mora Gonzalez, Jesus-IvanCriminal Enforcement of Counterfeiting in Post-Sale Contexts Journal of intellectual property law & practice 10, 10 (2015), 732 - 734.

The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in United States v Foote, holds that the statutory elements, ‘likely to cause confusion’ ‘to cause mistake’ or ‘to deceive’ (s 2320, Title 18 of the United States Code), are not restricted to instances in which direct consumers are misled by the counterfeit goods, but extends to post-sale contexts where the general public could be confused about their commercial origin.

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