§ 2102. Private enforcement

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1973

   Hobby Protection Act

   Pub. L. 93–167 § 3 · 87 Stat. 686

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 2102

   Pub. L. 93–167, § 3, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 686

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–167, § 3, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 686

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. private enforcement If any person violates section 2 (a) or (b) or a rule under section 2(c), any interested person may commence a civil action for injunctive relief restraining such violation, and for damages, in any United States District Court for a district in which the defendant resides or has an agent. In any such action, the court may award the costs of the suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

2. 2014

   Collectible Coin Protection Act

   Pub. L. 113–288 § 2(2) · 128 Stat. 3281

   1. Amended · 15 U.S.C. § 2102

      Pub. L. 113–288 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 2102

      Pub. L. 113–288 inserted heading

   3. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 2102

      Pub. L. 113–288 substituted “, has an agent, transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28” for “or has an agent”

   4. Added · 15 U.S.C. § 2102

      Pub. L. 113–288 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 113–288 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “, has an agent, transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28” for “or has an agent”, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) 15 USC 2102. in section 3— (A) by striking “If any person” and inserting “(a) In General.—If any person”; (B) by striking “or has an agent” and inserting “, has an agent, transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28, United States Code”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Trademark Violations.— If the violation of section 2 (a) or (b) or a rule under section 2(c) also involves unauthorized use of registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such trademarks shall have, in addition to the remedies provided in subsection (a), all rights provided under sections 34, 35, and 36 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116, 1117, and 1118) for violations of such Act.” ; and

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