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H.R. 769 (106th)

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act

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Introduced

23 February 1999

Last action

14 April 1999 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]

Subjects

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to set forth the Madrid Protocol concerning the International Registration of Marks. (Sec. 2) Authorizes the owner of a basic application for mark registration pending before, or of a basic registration granted by, the Patent and Trademark Office who is a U.S. national, is domiciled in the United States, or has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States to file an international application with the Office. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to certify that information contained in the international application corresponds to that in the basic application or registration and to transmit the application to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Authorizes holders of international registrations based on U.S. registrations to request extensions of protection from the International Bureau or the Office. Entitles holders of international registrations to extensions of protection to the United States. Bars protection for an international registration if the Office is the office of origin. Entitles holders of such registrations to a right of priority under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, subject to certain conditions. Subjects requests for extension of protection to opposition. Bars extension of protection to any mark not registrable on the Principal Register. Grants extensions of protection for international registrations the same effect and validity as registrations on the Principal Register and extends corresponding rights and remedies to holders of such registrations. Cancels or invalidates an extension of protection to the United States for goods and services under an international registration that has been cancelled or is not renewed. Authorizes holders of cancelled international registrations to file applications for registration for a mark for cancelled goods and services with the Office (allowing transformation into a U.S. application). Requires an extension of protection to remain in force for the term of the international registration upon which it is based. Cancels protection unless the holder files an affidavit showing current use of the mark in commerce or nonuse based on special circumstances. Authorizes extensions of protection only to persons who are nationals of, or have other specified connections to, a country that is a Contracting Party or a member of an intergovernmental organization that is a Contracting Party to the Protocol. Requires an extension of protection to convey the same rights as an existing registration for the same mark if: (1) the extension and the existing registration are owned by the same person; (2) the goods and services listed in such registration are also listed in the extension; and (3) the certificate of extension is issued after the date of the existing registration.

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Timeline

  1. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E249-250)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 2 March 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

    Source: Committee

  6. 11 March 1999

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 11 March 1999

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 24 March 1999

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  9. 24 March 1999

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 12 April 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 12 April 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-81.

    Source: Committee

  12. 12 April 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-81.

    Source: Committee

  13. 13 April 1999

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  14. 13 April 1999

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  15. 13 April 1999

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  16. 13 April 1999

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 769.

    Source: Floor

  17. 13 April 1999

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1876-1878)

    Source: Floor

  18. 13 April 1999

    Floor

    Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  19. 14 April 1999

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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