17 USC § 1327 - Penalty for false representation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t17/s1327"
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title: "17 USC § 1327 - Penalty for false representation"
title_number: 17
title_name: "COPYRIGHTS"
section_number: "1327"
section_name: "Penalty for false representation"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)"
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# § 1327. Penalty for false representation

Whoever knowingly makes a false representation materially affecting the rights obtainable under this chapter for the purpose of obtaining registration of a design under this chapter shall pay a penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, and any rights or privileges that individual may have in the design under this chapter shall be forfeited.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)