[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 963 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 963

 To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of 
marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia 
of the United States, any State or municipality, or any foreign nation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2019

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of 
marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia 
of the United States, any State or municipality, or any foreign nation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Licensing Access for 
Governments Act of 2019'' or the ``FLAG Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MARKS CONSISTING OF FLAGS, COATS OF 
              ARMS, OR OTHER INSIGNIA.

    Section 2(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry 
out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other 
purposes'', approved July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the ``Trademark 
Act of 1946'' or the ``Lanham Act'') (15 U.S.C. 1052(b)), is amended by 
inserting ``except by written consent of the competent authority'' 
after ``simulation thereof''.
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