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H.R. 3685 (96th)

A bill to amend the Lanham Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall not have any authority to apply for the cancellation of a registered trademark under such Act solely on the ground that the trademark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance.

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Introduced

24 April 1979

Last action

24 April 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Gudger, V. Lamar [D-NC-11], Rep. Lederer, Raymond F. [D-PA-3], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Campbell, Carroll A., Jr. [R-SC-4], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9]

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Summary

Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from applying for the cancellation of a registered trademark under the Lanham Act solely on the ground that such trademark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance.

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Timeline

  1. 24 April 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 April 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 April 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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