United States · Bill · S
S. 1990 (98th)
Trademark Clarification Act of 1983
Introduced
21 October 1983
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Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1213.
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Summary
Trademark Clarification Act of 1983 - Amends the Lanham Trademark Act to state that a registered trademark has not become a generic (common descriptive name) and therefore cancellable because such mark is also used as a proper name or to identify a unique product or service. Makes the primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public rather than purchaser motivation the test for whether or not the mark has become a generic.
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2 official files
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 20 September 1984
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 October 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/1990
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/1990