HR 3685 · 96th Congress · Commerce

A bill to amend the Lanham Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall not have any authority to apply for the cancellation of a registered trademark under such Act solely on the ground that the trademark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance.

Introduced 1979-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-04-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from applying for the cancellation of a registered trademark under the Lanham Act solely on the ground that such trademark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans