Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
Latest action · Jun 14, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5583)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the owner of a basic application for mark registration pending before, or of a basic registration granted by, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office who is a U.S. national, is domiciled in the United States, or has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States to file an international application with the Office. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to certify that information contained in the international application corresponds to that in the basic application or registration and to transmit the application to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Authorizes holders of international registrations based on U.S. registrations to request extensions of protection from the International Bureau or the Office and entitles them to: (1) extensions of U.S. protection; and (2) a right of priority under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, subject to certain conditions.
Bars protection: (1) for an international registration if the Office is the office of origin; and (2) to any mark not registrable on the Principal Register.
Sets forth provisions relating to extension of U.S. protection (including cancellation of such protection) for goods and services under an international registration that has been canceled or is not renewed, and concerning authorized holders of such registrations.
Authorizes extensions of protection only to persons who are nationals of, or have other specified connections to, a country that is a Contracting Party or a member of an intergovernmental organization that is a Contracting Party to the Protocol.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Feb 27, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2001Markup Jul 19, 2001Reported Jul 25, 2001 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5583)
- Jun 7, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5252-5254)
- Jul 25, 2001Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-46.
- Jul 25, 2001Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.
- Jul 19, 2001Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5583 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Jun 14, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1634–S1638Text printed S1635–S1637Analyses S1637 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Feb 27, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 24, 2001S. 407, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 2001</p>
- Jul 24, 2001S. 407, Madrid Protocol Implementation ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 2001
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-550 | SECURING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE: PRIVATE/PUBLIC INFORMATION SHARING233 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | May 8, 2002 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 741 | Madrid Protocol Implementation Act | Identical bill | Oct 3, 2002 |
| HR 2215 | 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2001Reported to Senate
- Feb 27, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
