US Congress Senate Bill 1816 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends trademark registration criteria under the Trademark Act of 1946 to specify that the United States, or any state, municipality, county, political subdivision, or other governmental authority in the United States, may register with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a trademark that consists of, or comprises, its own flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia. (Currently, an applicant's trademark registration is subject to refusal if the mark consists of, or comprises, the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation.)

A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government, and for other purposes.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB3713 (Same As) 2014-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1816/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1816/BILLS-113s1816is.pdf