The
Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984 is a
United States federal law that amended the federal criminal code to make it a federal offense to violate the
Lanham Act by the intentional use of a counterfeit
trademark or the unauthorized use of a counterfeit trademark. The act established penalties of up to five years
imprisonment and/or a $250,000
fine ($1,000,000 fine for a
corporation or other legal entity) for selling or attempting to sell counterfeit goods or services. It increased such penalties for a second or subsequent conviction under the Act.