HR 4502 · 98th Congress · Commerce

A bill to prohibit the designation of countries as beneficiary developing countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 unless adequate protection is provided for United States trademarks.

Introduced 1983-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.(1983-11-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country as a beneficiary developing country if the country does not have adequate laws or fails to enforce effectively laws that protect U.S. trademarks whether or not the trademarks are licensed or recognized in that country. Prohibits the President from taking such action unless there has been an opportunity for a public hearing.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (9)

9 Democrats