HR 769 · 106th Congress · Commerce

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act

Introduced 1999-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1999-04-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Madrid Protocol Implementation Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to set forth the Madrid Protocol concerning the International Registration of Marks. (Sec. 2) Authorizes the owner of a basic application for mark registration pending before, or of a basic registration granted by, the Patent and Trademark Office who is a U.S. national, is domiciled in the United States, or has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States to file an international application with the Office. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to certify that information contained in the international application corresponds to that in the basic application or registration and to transmit the application to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Authorizes holders of international registrations based on U.S. registrations to request extensions of protection from the International Bureau or the Office. Entitles holders of international registrations to extensions of protection to the United States. Bars protection for an international registration if the Office is the office of origin. Entitles holders of such registrations to a…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 769, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act

Apr 1, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 1999

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat