Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1683
116th Congress(2019-2020)
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 12, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 12, 2019
Latest Action
May 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1683
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.


Text (1)
March 12, 2019
Actions (3)
05/03/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
03/12/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/12/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:32:20 PM