15 U.S.C. § 1501
Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of Commerce, and a Secretary of Commerce, who shall be the head thereof, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose term and tenure of office shall be like that of the heads of the other executive departments; and the provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be applicable to said department. The said Secretary shall cause a seal of office to be made for the said department of such device as the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken of the said seal.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 85
cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U.S. 1 (2021).
United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U.S. 1 (2021). “15 U. S. C. §§1501 , 1513. Within that Department is the United States Patent and Trademark Office led by a Director.”
Herman Miller, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Palazzetti Imports & Exports, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, 270 F.3d 298 (6th Cir. 2001). “Herman Miller’s claims were that: (1) Palazzetti’s sale of the lounge chair and ottoman constituted trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., and the common law of Michigan, and a false designation of origin under 15 U.”
Silent Drive, Inc. v. Strong Indus., Inc. & Brooks Strong, 326 F.3d 1194 (Fed. Cir. 2003). “If Count II had alleged diversity of citizenship or federal question jurisdiction based on the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., plaintiffs might well be correct as to the existence of subject matter jurisdiction.”
S. Energy Homes, Inc. v. Ard, 772 So. 2d 1131 (Ala. 2000). “The second theory is that the Magnuson-Moss WarrantyFederal Trade Commission Improvement Act (Magnuson-Moss Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., invalidates the arbitration provisions in the Southern Energy warranty.”
Vox Amplification Ltd. v. Meussdorffer, 50 F. Supp. 3d 355 (E.D.N.Y 2014). “”) 65 and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., enjoining the Plaintiffs from the Defendants’ four federally registered trademarks, particularly in connection with the marketing, advertising, distributing or selling of musical instruments.”
Ex Parte Perry, 744 So. 2d 859 (Ala. 1999). “Perry's claim under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., is based on allegations of a breach of a written warranty, a breach of an unwritten warranty, or both.”
Arcona, Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty, LLC, 976 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir. 2020). “The Act also amended the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq., to create stronger remedies for civil cases involving a counterfeit trademark.”
Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd. v. E. & J. Gallo Winery, a California Corp., Dba Turning Leaf Vineyards, 150 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 1998). “Kendall-Jackson asserted claims under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq., for trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and trade dress dilution.”
Northbrook Prop. & Cas. Ins. v. Applied Sys., Inc., 729 N.E.2d 915 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “” On November 5, 1992, Harbor filed a six-count complaint against Applied in the federal district court of New York alleging claims for copyright infringement, violations of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act ( 15 U.S.C.A. § 1501 et seq. (West 1998)), fraud, misappropriation of trade…”
WorldCare Ltd. Corp. v. World Ins. Co., 767 F. Supp. 2d 341 (D. Conn. 2011). “See Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 , et seq. Furthermore, according to the record, the case involves insurance policies that were all marketed and issued outside the state’s borders.”
Schutte Bagclosures Inc. v. Kwik Lok Corp., 48 F. Supp. 3d 675 (S.D.N.Y. 2014). “The Complaint asserts that the claims arise under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., relating to trademarks.”
TWTB, Inc. v. Rampick, 152 F. Supp. 3d 549 (E.D. La. 2016). “Trademark Infringement Claim Regarding the Registered Trademarks Trademark infringement claims are governed by the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq. The Lanham Act defines “trademark,” in relevant part, as: any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof .”
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