S 963
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
National symbols
FLAG Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019
This bill allows for the registration of trademarks that contain the flag or insignia of a country, state, or municipality if the entity represented by the flag or insignia gives written consent. Currently, such trademarks may not be registered, regardless of consent.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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