15 U.S.C. § 4016

Protection conferred by certificate of review

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(a) Protection from civil or criminal antitrust actions

Except as provided in subsection (b), no criminal or civil action may be brought under the antitrust laws against a person to whom a certificate of review is issued which is based on conduct which is specified in, and complies with the terms of, a certificate issued under section 4013 of this title which certificate was in effect when the conduct occurred.

(b) Special restraint of trade civil actions; time limitations; certificate governed conduct presumed in compliance; award of costs to successful defendant; suit by Attorney General(1) Any person who has been injured as a result of conduct engaged in under a certificate of review may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, actual damages, the loss of interest on actual damages, and the cost of suit (including a reasonable attorney’s fee) for the failure to comply with the standards of section 4013(a) of this title. Any action commenced under this subchapter shall proceed as if it were an action commenced under section 15 or section 26 of this title, except that the standards of section 4013(a) of this title and the remedies provided in this paragraph shall be the exclusive standards and remedies applicable to such action.(2) Any action brought under paragraph (1) shall be filed within two years of the date the plaintiff has notice of the failure to comply with the standards of section 4013(a) of this title but in any event within four years after the cause of action accrues.(3) In any action brought under paragraph (1), there shall be a presumption that conduct which is specified in and complies with a certificate of review does comply with the standards of section 4013(a) of this title.(4) In any action brought under paragraph (1), if the court finds that the conduct does comply with the standards of section 4013(a) of this title, the court shall award to the person against whom the claim is brought the cost of suit attributable to defending against the claim (including a reasonable attorney’s fee).(5) The Attorney General may file suit pursuant to section 25 of this title to enjoin conduct threatening clear and irreparable harm to the national interest.(Pub. L. 97–290, title III, § 306, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1243.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Oct. 8, 1982, see section 312 of Pub. L. 97–290, set out as a note under section 4011 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985).

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Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985). · cites it 2× “1243 , 15 U. S. C. §§ 4016 (b)(1) and (4). 20. National Cooperative Research Act of 1984, 98 Stat.”

California v. ARC Am. Corp., 490 U.S. 93 (1989). “V); Export Trading Company Act of 1982, 15 U. S. C. §§ 4016 , 4002(a)(7). [6] In one respect, the Court of Appeals was overly narrow in its description of the congressional purposes identified in Illinois Brick.”

Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue, 547 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “§§ 3608 (d) & 3611(d); Export Trading Company Act of 1982, 15 U.S.C. § 4016 (b)(1) & (4); National Cooperative Research Act of 1984, 15 U.”

Horizons Int'l, Inc. v. Baldrige, 811 F.2d 154 (3rd Cir. 1987). · cites it 6× “15 U.S.C. § 4016 (a). Parties aggrieved by the grant or denial of an application may within 30 days of the Secretary’s determination “bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that such determination is…”

California v. Arc Am. Corp., 490 U.S. 93 (1989). “V); Export Trading Company Act of 1982, 15 U. S. C. §§4016 , 4002(a)(7). In one respect, the Court of Appeals was overly narrow in its description of the congressional purposes identified in Illinois Brick.”

Kenny A. v. Sonny Perdue (11th Cir. 2008). “§§ 3608 (d) & 3611(d); Export Trading Company Act of 1982, 15 U.S.C. § 4016 (b)(1) & (4); National Cooperative Research Act of 1984, 15 U.”

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