Document Type
Note
Abstract
This Note addresses the potential conflicts between Congress’s intent in eliminating counterfeit electronic parts from the defense supply chain and the use of criminal penalties that rely upon the Lanham Act’s trademark principles to achieve these ends. Following the introduction, Part II discusses the defense supply chain and the pervasiveness of counterfeit electronic parts throughout it. Part III analyzes section 2320 in the context of related Lanham Act principles, along with relevant case law applying to government contractors trafficking in counterfeit goods. Part IV provides suggestions for implementing the section 818 regulations and introduces alternative theories of liability that could better serve Congress’s intent of eliminating counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain.
Recommended Citation
Garrett Tozier,
Counterfeit Electronic Parts and the Lanham Act,
17 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(2012).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol17/iss2/4