person

The term “person” also includes any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his or her official capacity. Any State, and any such instrumentality, officer, or employee, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.

Source

15 USC § 1127


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter III) of this section.
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