House Bill 1999
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 1, 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
1999
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019
This bill allows for the registration of trademarks that contain the flag or insignia of a country, state, or municipality if the entity represented by the flag or insignia gives written consent. Currently, such trademarks may not be registered, regardless of consent.
April 1, 2019
05/03/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
04/01/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
04/01/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:47:26 PM