US Congress House Bill 6196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes several changes to trademark law, such as by providing new mechanisms for opposing and canceling trademark registrations at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and by making it easier to secure an injunction. The bill authorizes a third party to submit evidence to the PTO to oppose an application for a federal trademark registration. The bill establishes a procedure for any party to petition the PTO to expunge a registration for a trademark that has not been used in commerce. The bill also establishes a procedure for any party to petition the PTO to reexamine any trademark registration on such nonuse grounds. The PTO may also initiate such an expungement or reexamination proceeding. If a plaintiff has prevailed in court in asserting certain trademark rights, that plaintiff shall be entitled to a presumption that the plaintiff will suffer irreparable harm for purposes of determining whether the plaintiff is entitled to a permanent injunction. If a trademark plaintiff is seeking a preliminary injunction, that plaintiff is entitled to this presumption upon a court finding that the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits of the case. Under current law, a plaintiff must establish irreparable harm to secure an injunction. In addition, the PTO Director shall have the authority to reconsider, modify, or set aside certain decisions made by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on PTO efforts to address false and inaccurate claims in trademark registrations and applications.

TM Act of 2020 Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Christopher Jacobs [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530.
2020-12-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-645.
2020-09-09	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
2020-09-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-03-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-03-11	House	Introduced in House

SB3449 (Same As) 2020-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6196/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6196/BILLS-116hr6196ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6196/BILLS-116hr6196rh.pdf