US Congress House Bill 3713 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.)

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the United States or of any State or local government, and for other purposes.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2013-12-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1816 (Same As) 2013-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3713/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3713/BILLS-113hr3713ih.pdf