United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5411 (101st)
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to limit infringement actions for registered marks of professional sports teams.
Introduced
30 July 1990
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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1 July 2021
Summary
Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to prohibit an action for infringement of a registered mark that is used or intended to be used to identify and distinguish the goods or services of a professional sports team if: (1) the team was located in a city or other locality and the action would be for infringement of the mark with respect to its association with that city or locality; (2) the team has moved more than 50 miles from such city; and (3) the alleged infringement occurred after the move.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 July 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/5411
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/5411