Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 425/4

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     Any such association or union adopting a label, trade-mark or form of advertisement as aforesaid may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any such counterfeits or imitations; and all courts having jurisdiction thereof (a) may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display, or sale, and (b) shall award the complainant in such suit such damages resulting from such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, and shall award the complainant such damages as the court deems just and reasonable, and (c) shall require the defendants to pay to such association or union the profits derived from such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, and (d) may also order that all such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such case be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed.
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