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H.R. 778: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
- Introduced:
- Feb 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA49]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
- See Instead:
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S. 647 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Mar 21, 2013
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- Full Title
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 15, 2013.
3 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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2/15/2013--Introduced.
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented.
Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 105-277
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 112 Stat. 2681-88