No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Latest action · May 20, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Mar 8, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Oct 18, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Mar 8, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3455 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
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