A bill to amend the Lanham Act to prevent the admission into the United States of articles of imported merchandise that are labeled with the name of a foreign country in contravention of the law of the country.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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15 September 1988

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Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Summary

Amends Federal law prohibiting the importation of trademark-infringing goods to proscribe the importation of goods bearing the name of a foreign country or locality whose laws forbid that its name be used in such a manner.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5312
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