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S 4976 117th Congress Senate Commerce

Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2022

Introduced: September 28, 2022 Introduced by: King, Angus S., Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2022
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Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2022

This bill establishes that licensing a trademark or trademark registration for use by a related company does not contribute to establishing an employment relationship between the licensor and the licensee, nor does a licensor's exercise of control over how the licensed trademark is used.

What's happening now September 28, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 28, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 28, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Sep 28, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4976: Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4976/
MLA
"S. 4976: Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4976/.
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S. 4976, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4976/.
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