A bill to amend the Lanham Trademark Act to prohibit any State from requiring that a registered trademark be altered for use within such State and to encourage private enterprise with special emphasis on the preservation of small business.

Summary

Amends the Lanham Trademark Act to prohibit any State from requiring the alteration of or an additional trademark other than that exhibited by the registrant in the certificate of registration issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Timeline

1. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 January 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Secretary of Commerce.

   Source: Committee

4. 21 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Secretary of Commerce.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 December 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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