Illinois Compiled Statutes

765 ILCS 1036/60 (2026)

Infringement

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(765 ILCS 1036/60)
    Sec. 60. Infringement. Subject to the provisions of Section 80 of this Act, a person shall be liable in a civil action by the registrant for any and all of the remedies provided in Section 70 of this Act if the person:
    (a) uses, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this Act in connection with the sale, distribution, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services; or
    (b) reproduces, counterfeits, copies, or colorably imitates any such mark and applies such reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale or other distribution in this State of such goods or services. The registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages under this subdivision (b) unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such imitation is intended to be used to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.
(Source: P.A. 90-231, eff. 1-1-98.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Wynndalco Enter., LLC, 70 F.4th 987 (7th Cir. 2023).
Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Wynndalco Enter., LLC, 70 F.4th 987 (7th Cir. 2023). “§ 501 (federal Copyright Act provision for civil action seeking relief for copyright infringement); 765 ILCS 1036/60 (Illinois Trademark Registration and Protection Act provision for civil suit seeking relief for trademark infringement).”
Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford v. Visual Pak Co., 2023 IL App (1st) 221160 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “§ 501 (2018) (federal Copyright Act of 1976 provision for civil infringement actions), and 765 ILCS 1036/60 (West 2022) (Trademark Registration and Protection Act provision for infringement suit)).”
Mighty Deer Lick, Inc. v. Morton Salt, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2020). “§§ 1114 , 1125; the Illinois trademark statute, 765 ILCS 1036/60; and common law. MDL’s three trademark infringement claims all arise from the same conduct, and Morton’s arguments for dismissal are essentially the same for all three claims.”
Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Mullins Food Prods., Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2024). “§ 501 (federal Copyright Act provision for civil action seeking relief for copyright infringement); 765 ILCS 1036/60 (Illinois Trademark Registration and Protection Act provision for civil suit seeking relief for trademark infringement).”
Jaymo's Sauces LLC v. The Wendy's Co. (C.D. Ill. 2021). “The Complaint asserts five claims: (1) Illinois trademark infringement under 765 ILCS 1036/60; (2) Illinois dilution under 765 ILCS 1036/65; (3) federal trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.”
Walgreen Co. v. Walgreen Health Solutions, LLC (N.D. Ill. 2024). “§ 1114 (Count I), the Illinois trademark statute, 765 ILCS 1036/60 (Count IV), and false designation of origin and/or false representation, 15 U.”
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