    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [January 29, 1998]
    [Pages 141-142]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Trademark Law Treaty With
    Documentation
    January 29, 1998

    To the Senate of the United States:
        I transmit herewith for advice and consent to ratification, the
    Trademark Law Treaty done at Geneva October 27, 1994, with Regulations.
    The Treaty was signed by the United States on October 28, 1994. I also
    transmit for the information of the Senate, the report of the Department
    of State with respect to the Treaty,

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    accompanied by a detailed analysis of the Treaty and Regulations,
    prepared by the Department of State and the Patent and Trademark Office
    of the Department of Commerce.
        Ratification of the Treaty is in the best interests of the United
    States. The Treaty eliminates many of the burdensome formal requirements
    that now exist in the trademark application and registration maintenance
    processes of many countries. Those requirements cause considerable
    expense and delay for trademark owners. The Treaty is aimed at
    standardizing and simplifying the application process so that the
    application will be accepted and processed by the trademark offices of
    all parties to the Treaty.
        I recommend, therefore, that the Senate give early and favorable
    consideration to the Trademark Law Treaty with Regulations and give its
    advice and consent to the ratification.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    January 29, 1998.