Definitions. — Guam Code § 47
Guam Code § 47 — Definitions.. Reproduced from the official Guam Code Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 47. Definitions.
For purposes of the Trademark Counterfeiting Act,
(a) the term ‘registered mark’ means:
(1) a trademark or trade name registered in the United States and
Trademark Office, or in any State, Commonwealth or Territory of
the United States, or registered in Guam pursuant to §20401 et.
seq. of Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, or in any other country, or
protected by the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, 36 U.S.C. §380, or
recognized by common law, whether or not the defendant knew
such trademark or trade name was so registered or protected; and
(2) used without the consent of the registrant;
(b) the term ‘counterfeit mark’ means:
(1) a spurious mark,
(i) that is used in connection with trafficking goods or
services;
(ii) that is identical with, or substantially
indistinguishable from, a mark registered for those goods or
services on the principal register in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office or registered with the Administrator
of the Guam Economic Development and Commerce
Authority (‘GEDCA’) and with the Department of Revenue
and Taxation of the government of Guam, or in any other
State, Commonwealth or Territory of the United States,
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whether or not the defendant knew such mark was so
registered; and
(iii) the use of which is likely to cause confusion, to
cause mistake, or to deceive; or
(2) a spurious designation that is identical with, or substantially
indistinguishable from, a designation as to which the remedies of
the Lanham Act are made available, but such term does not
include any mark or designation used in connection with goods or
services of which the manufacture or production in question
authorized to use the mark or designation for the type of goods or
services so manufactured or produced, by the holder of the right
to use such mark or designation;
(c) the term ‘traffic’ means to transport, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of, to another, in consideration for anything of value, or to
make or obtain control of, with the intent to transport, transfer, or
dispose of;
(d) the term ‘Lanham Act’ means the Act entitled ‘An Act To
Provide For The Registration And Protection Of Trademarks Used In
Commerce, To Carry Out The Provisions Of Certain International
Conventions, And For Other Purposes,’ approved July 5, 1946 (15
U.S.C. §1051 et. seq.);
(e) the term ‘cumulative retail sale value’ of counterfeit goods or
services means a value equivalent to the cumulative price or fair
market value of the article as of the time of the crime.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Guam Code Annotated § 47
- Jurisdiction: Guam
- Code: Guam Code Annotated
- Subject: Definitions.
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