3.0.0 2002 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z Senate S S 2003-12-09 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2004-09-14T19:33:00Z Legislative interest 2004-08-16T20:10:00Z Legislative interest 2004-08-02T16:57:00Z Legislative interest 2004-05-20T14:58:00Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-12-09T22:10:39Z United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 108 2494 HR 2003-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Identical bill CRS 2003-12-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2003-12-09 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2004-03-25 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2004-03-25 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-03-25 False International Affairs Agriculture and Food Alcoholic beverages Caribbean area Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cuba Diplomacy Directories Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Fees Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Industrial property Intellectual property Internet Jurisdiction Latin America Law Names Parties to actions Restrictive trade practices Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Trade agreements Trademark agreements Trademarks Web sites International Affairs 00 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-06T20:55:44Z United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 - Requires the President to direct the Secretary of State to obtain assurances that the Republic of Cuba will: (1) adhere to specified international agreements for the protection of intellectual property; (2) implement the Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on the Protection of Well-Known Marks; and (3) subscribe to dispute resolution procedures approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Repeals provisions of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 prohibiting certain transactions, payments, or U.S. court recognition with respect to confiscated marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Requires the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to establish an electronic and publicly accessible registry of U.S. trademarks and well-known marks in Cuba.

Amends the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to authorize: (1) specified transactions and proceedings regarding blocked foreign domain and trade names by any person who is not a designated national; (2) the transfer or receipt of any trademark, trade name, or domain name subject to U.S. law in which a designated national has an interest, as well as related proceedings; and (3) the payment of fees to foreign governments for research with respect to blocked foreign trademarks, trade names, and domain names, and related enforcement.

Makes conforming amendments to the Trademark Act of 1946.

Gives U.S. courts authority to validate any assertion by a designated national of rights in any mark or trade name based on common law rights or registration under specified provisions of the Trademark Act.

]]> United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 Display Title United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relating to the Republic of Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-09T05:00:00Z 2003-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.