United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2582 (102nd)
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to limit infringement actions for registered marks of professional sports teams.
Introduced
6 June 1991
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
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Summary
Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to preclude an action for infringement of a registered mark identifying the goods or services of a professional sports team if: (1) the action would be for infringement of the mark with respect to the team's association with the place in which it is located; (2) the team has moved to and is located in another locale more than 50 miles from the place with which it is associated; and (3) the alleged infringement occurred after the team's move.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 June 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/2582
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/2582