HR 1689 · 101th Congress · Commerce

To amend the Lanham Act to limit the defense against trademark infringement relating to geographic origin.

Introduced 1989-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.(1989-04-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal trademark law to limit the defense against trademark infringement relating to geographic origin to a defense on the ground that the allegedly infringing use is of a name, term, or device fairly used only to describe a country of origin.…

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