U.S. v. GILES

No. 99-6036.

213 F.3d 1247 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Ralph GILES, also known as Sonny Giles, Defendant-Appellant,

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

As Revised June 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria D. Little, Decatur, Georgia, appearing for the Defendant-Appellant.

Susan Dickerson Cox, Assistant United States Attorney (Patrick M. Ryan, United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, appearing for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, BALDOCK and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

In a case of first impression in this circuit, we are asked to determine whether an individual who traffics in trademarks which are not attached to any goods or services violates the federal criminal trademark infringement statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2320. We conclude that he does not. Consequently we reverse Donald Ralph Giles' conviction for trafficking in counterfeit goods in an alleged violation of section 2320.

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