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S 328 114th Congress Senate Commerce Intellectual property National symbols

A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 2015 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends trademark registration criteria under the Trademark Act of 1946 to allow the United States, or any state, municipality, county, political subdivision, or other governmental authority in the United States, to register with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a trademark that consists of, or comprises, its own flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia. (Currently, an applicant's trademark registration is subject to refusal if the mark consists of, or comprises, the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation.)

What's happening now February 2, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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