15 USC § 159 - Unauthorized use of legend; penalty
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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s159"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 159 - Unauthorized use of legend; penalty"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "159"
section_name: "Unauthorized use of legend; penalty"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "CHINA TRADE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 19, 42 Stat. 855.)"
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# § 159. Unauthorized use of legend; penalty
No individual, partnership, or association, or corporation not incorporated under this chapter or under a law of the United States, shall engage in business within China under a name in connection with which the legend “Federal Inc. U.S.A.” is used. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 for each violation.
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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 19, 42 Stat. 855.)