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15 USC § 2106 - Definitions

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Current through Pub. L. 112-90. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term “original political item” means any political button, poster, literature, sticker, or any advertisement produced for use in any political cause.
(2) The term “imitation political item” means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original political item, or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original political item.
(3) The term “original numismatic item” means anything which has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in exchange or has been used to commemorate a person or event. Such term includes coins, tokens, paper money, and commemorative medals.
(4) The term “imitation numismatic item” means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original numismatic item or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original numismatic item.
(5) The term “commerce” has the same meaning as such term has under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(6) The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
(7) The term “United States” means the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term “original political item” means any political button, poster, literature, sticker, or any advertisement produced for use in any political cause.
(2) The term “imitation political item” means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original political item, or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original political item.
(3) The term “original numismatic item” means anything which has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in exchange or has been used to commemorate a person or event. Such term includes coins, tokens, paper money, and commemorative medals.
(4) The term “imitation numismatic item” means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original numismatic item or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original numismatic item.
(5) The term “commerce” has the same meaning as such term has under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(6) The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
(7) The term “United States” means the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Source

(Pub. L. 93–167, § 7,Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 687.)
References in Text

The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in par. (5), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.

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