TRADEMARKS

Amendments

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11805 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 2373), S4692 [29AP] (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H3015 [13MY]

Dept. of State: establish the Office of Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (see H.R. 5351), H9050 [8OC]

Government regulations: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see S. 2796), S9130 [13SE] (see H.R. 5194), H7944 [30SE]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (see S. 3021), S11799 [20NO]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement (see H.R. 4586), H4286 [16JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights (see H.R. 5117), H7329 [21SE]

U.S. Olympic Committee: clarify intellectual property rights (see S. 2407), S5227 [11MY]

Explanations

Clarify That Service Marks, Collective Marks, and Certification Marks are Entitled to the Same Protections, Rights, and Privileges as Trademarks (S. 2796), S9518 [22SE]

Remarks in House

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 4358), E854 [14MY]

Dudas, Jonathan W.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director, H2706 [6MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights (H.R. 5117), E1670 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (S. 2373), S4702 [29AP]

Government regulations: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (S. 2796), S9140 [13SE], S9518 [22SE], S10422 [5OC], S10488 [6OC]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, S12041 [8DE]

———strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11683-S11694 [20NO], S11852 [24NO], S11887 [7DE]

U.S. Olympic Committee: clarify intellectual property rights (S. 2407), S5229 [11MY]

Reports filed

Family Movie Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4586) (H. Rept. 108-670), H6898 [8SE]

Testimonies

Nomination of Jonathan W. Dudas To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director: Representative Hyde, H2706 [6MY]

Texts of

S. 2407, Support Our Olympic Athletes Act, S5229 [11MY]

S. 2796, clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks, S9141 [13SE], S10488 [6OC]

S. 3021, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, S11683-S11692 [20NO]