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.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-04-24)
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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