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S 2796 108th Congress Senate Commerce Advertising Government Operations and Politics Intellectual property Marketing Quality of products Service industries Signs and symbols Trade associations Trademarks

A bill to clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks.

Introduced: September 13, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Oct 6, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 6, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 6, 2004
Received in the House.
Oct 6, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10488)
Oct 6, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10488)
Oct 6, 2004
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10488)
Oct 6, 2004
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10488)
Sep 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9518-9519)
Sep 13, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9141)
Sep 13, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9140-9141)
Sep 13, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide registered service marks, collective marks, and certification marks with the same protections, rights, and privileges as registered trademarks.

What's happening now November 5, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5194 Identical bill To clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, …
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2796: A bill to clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2796/
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"S. 2796: A bill to clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2796/.
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S. 2796, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2796/.
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