Who Knows & Co. owns a trademark that is registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and recorded with the U.S. Customs Service. Copycat Trades has attempted to import jeans bearing marks that are counterfeit of Who Knows & Co’s trademark for the fourth time in three years. In addition to any other penalty or remedy as authorized by law, the U.S. Customs Service may impose a civil fine on Copycat Trades of not more than _______ the value of the merchandise as if it had been genuine, based on the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the merchandise at the time of seizure. Which ONE of the following choices correctly fills in the blank found directly above?
A) Two times
B) One times
C) Three times
D) Five times
E) Ten times
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The Answer is: A
Citation: 19 CFR 133.27(b)
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