HR 1683 116th Congress House Commerce Caribbean area Civil actions and liability Cuba Evidence and witnesses Intellectual property Jurisdiction and venue Latin America Property rights

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Introduced: March 12, 2019 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

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May 3, 2019

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

Mar 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 12, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.

The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.

Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.

The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

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

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