{"data":{"id":"us/17-u.s.c.-1327","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 U.S.C. § 1327","heading":"Penalty for false representation","body":"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.","path":["Title 17—COPYRIGHTS","CHAPTER 13—PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc17@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:47Z","sha256":"76d46a67601b363fd7d56bfbea85cc15de2e629d4d64e12d9b2c85a6e475397a","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/17-u.s.c.-1326","next":"us/17-u.s.c.-1328"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
