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H.R. 1689 · 109th Congress

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks…

Full title

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 19, 2005

Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (currently, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Latest action (May 10, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 19, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.