US Congress Senate Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act This bill amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. The bill applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1450 (Same As) 2017-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s259/BILLS-115s259is.pdf