H.R. 1683 · 116th Congress
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
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Wasserman SchultzSponsor22 cosponsors · 9 D, 13 R
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Meadows9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 12, 2019
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.
The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.
Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Latest action (May 3, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 12, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.