HR 1078 · 97th 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 1981-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1981-02-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Lanham Act to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission from making an application to cancel a registered trademark solely because such mark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance.…

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