recordings", and "transmit" mean those terms within
the meaning of title 17; and
(2) the term "traffic in" means transport, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of, to another, as consideration for anything of value, or make
or obtain control of with intent to transport, transfer, or dispose of.
(f) Applicability. This section shall apply to any Act or Acts that
occur on or after the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act.
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Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part IV - Jurisdiction and Venue
Chapter 85 - District Courts; Jurisdiction
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Sec. 1338. Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works,
trade-marks, and unfair competition {4}
(a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil
action arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents, plant
variety protection, copyrights and trade-marks. Such jurisdiction shall
be exclusive of the courts of the states in patent, plant variety
protection and copyright cases.
(b) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil
action asserting a claim of unfair competition when joined with a
substantial and related claim under the copyright, patent, plant variety
protection or trade-mark laws.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) apply to exclusive rights in mask works
under chapter 9 of title 17 to the same extent as such subsections apply
to copyrights.
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Chapter 91 - United States Court of Federal Claims
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Sec. 1498. Patent and copyright cases [5]
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(b) Hereafter, whenever the copyright in any work protected under the
copyright laws of the United States shall be infringed by the United
States, by a corporation owned or controlled by the United States, or by
a contractor, subcontractor, or any person, firm, or corporation acting
for the Government and with the authorization or consent of the
Government, the exclusive action which may be brought for such
infringement shall be an action by the copyright owner against the
United States in the Court of Federal Claims for the recovery of his
reasonable and entire compensation as damages for such infringement,
including the minimum statutory damages as set forth in section 504(c)
of title 17, United States Code: Provided, That a Government employee
shall have a right of action against the Government under this
subsection except where he was in a position to or
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