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HR 6215 112th Congress House

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.

Introduced: July 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityIntellectual property
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-190.
Oct 5, 2012
Signed by President.
Sep 25, 2012
Presented to President.
Sep 24, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 22, 2012
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 22, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 22, 2012
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
Sep 22, 2012
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
Sep 12, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 11, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 11, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5795)
Sep 11, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5795)
Sep 11, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6215.
Sep 11, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5795-5796)
Sep 11, 2012
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 465.
Sep 10, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-647.
Aug 1, 2012
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 26, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-190.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 11, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to specify that ownership of a valid federal registration of a mark is a complete bar to an action with respect to the mark that: (1) is brought by another person under the common law or a statute of a state; and (2) seeks to prevent dilution (by blurring or by tarnishment) or asserts any claim of actual or likely damage or harm to the distinctiveness or reputation of a mark, label, or form of advertisement. (Removes any such federal-registration defense with respect to dilution claims under federal law and specifies that such a defense is only available in response to dilution claims under state law.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6215: To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6215/
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"H.R. 6215: To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6215/.
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H.R. 6215, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6215/.
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