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HR 1689 109th Congress House Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Evidence (Law) Expropriation Intellectual property International Affairs Jurisdiction Right of property Trademark agreements Trademarks

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Introduced: April 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Apr 19, 2005
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (currently, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 27, 2005
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 20, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 25, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 25, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 25, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 19, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 19, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1689: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1689/
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"H.R. 1689: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1689/.
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H.R. 1689, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1689/.
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[H.R. 1689: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1689/)
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