Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6058
116th Congress(2019-2020)
SHOP SAFE Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 2, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 2, 2020
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
6058
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
Democrat
New York
Democrat
Florida
Republican
Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce Act of 2020 or SHOP SAFE Act of 2020

This bill establishes that an electronic commerce platform shall be liable for trademark infringement by a third-party seller of goods that implicate health and safety unless the platform takes certain actions.

Specifically, the platform may be contributorily liable if the seller uses a counterfeit mark in connection with selling, offering, or advertising such goods on the platform. The platform may avoid such liability by taking certain actions, including (1) requiring the seller to be available for service of process in the United States, (2) verifying the seller's identity and contact information, (3) requiring the seller to agree to not use counterfeit marks with goods sold on the platform, (4) implementing technical measures to prescreen listings on the platform and remove listings for goods being sold with a counterfeit mark, and (5) implementing policies to remove and ban repeat offenders.

Text (1)
March 2, 2020
Actions (2)
03/02/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/02/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:37 PM