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House Bill 1505
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No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023
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H. R. 1505 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 188

118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1505

[Report No. 118–232]


To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2023

Mr. Issa (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

September 29, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Waltz, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cline, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Moskowitz

September 29, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2023]

A BILL

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

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 “No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Modification of prohibition.

Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(2)—

(A) by inserting “or entity of the executive branch” after “U.S. court”;

(B) by striking “by a designated national”; and

(C) by inserting before the period “that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly consented”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by inserting “or entity of the executive branch” after “U.S. court”; and

(B) by striking “by a designated national or its successor-in-interest”;

(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);

(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time when the person or entity acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated.”; and

(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking “In this section:” and all that follows through “(2) The term” and inserting “In this section, the term”.

Union Calendar No. 188

118th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 1505
[Report No. 118–232]
A BILL
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
September 29, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed