United States · Bill · S
S. 1816 (113th)
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government, and for other purposes.
Introduced
12 December 2013
Last action
12 December 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends trademark registration criteria under the Trademark Act of 1946 to specify that the United States, or any state, municipality, county, political subdivision, or other governmental authority in the United States, may register with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a trademark that consists of, or comprises, its own flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia. (Currently, an applicant's trademark registration is subject to refusal if the mark consists of, or comprises, the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation.)
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Timeline
12 December 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 December 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 December 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1816
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1816
- us · 113-s-1816 · source updated 10 August 2026