No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.
The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.
Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Oct 18, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | May 20, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Aug 5, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Oct 18, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 20, 2021 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2654.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47246 | Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1683 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Reintroduction of | May 3, 2019 |
| S 1748 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Identical bill | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
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