United States v. Infurnari

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

At the conclusion of jury selection in this case, both parties requested a pretrial ruling from the court as to the elements of the Trademark Counterfeiting Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2320. Counts I and II of the indictment charge defendant with trafficking or attempting to traffic in counterfeit Rolex and Piaget watches, in violation of section 2320. The parties have filed briefs in support of their respective interpretations of the statute.

Section 2320 authorizes criminal sanctions for certain activities involving the use of counterfeit marks. The statute was enacted less than two…