3.0.0 4515 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z House H HR 2010-01-26 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-01-26T17:32:47Z Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 111 2968 S 2010-03-17 Became Public Law No: 111-146. Identical bill CRS 2010-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2010-01-26 True Commerce Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Intellectual property Small business Commerce 00 2010-01-26 Introduced in House 2010-04-28T14:49:03Z Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 - Amends the Act commonly known as the Lanham Act to replace references to "registrant" with references to "owner" in provisions: (1) making a certificate of registration prima facie evidence of the validity, registration, ownership, and exclusive rights to use a mark; and (2) relating to a registrant's surrender, cancellation, or amendment of registration. Requires, in the event of a surrender, cancellation, or amendment, that an appropriate entry be made on the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and on the certificate of registration. (Current law allows, when the certificate is lost or destroyed, such an entry to be made on a certified copy of the certificate.)

Requires, when the USPTO makes a material mistake in a registration, that a certificate stating the fact and nature of the mistake be attached to each printed copy of the registration. (Current law requires that the certificate stating the mistake be attached to each printed copy of the registration certificate.)

Replaces references to "registrant" with references to "owner" in provisions relating to the incontestability of the right to use a mark under certain conditions.

Allows the holder of an international registration to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit if the holder is dissatisfied with the decision of the Director or Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Modifies requirements regarding the duration of registrations and related affidavits and fees.

Requires a study and report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which small businesses may be harmed by litigation tactics by corporations attempting to enforce trademark rights beyond a reasonable interpretation of the scope of the rights granted to the trademark owner; and (2) the best use of federal government services to protect trademarks and prevent counterfeiting.

]]> Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 Display Title Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Lanham Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4515ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4515ih.xml 2010-01-26 Referred to the House 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.