SB 265

This bill provides that the international airport operated by a metropolitan airport authority in Davidson County is hereby designated the "Trump International Airport."" The authority is directed to erect suitable signs or affix suitable markers designati ng the airport as the ""Trump International Airport"" and to take other appropriate actions to recognize this designation. For purposes of facilitating the change of the name of an airport, this bill requires the authority, as soon as practicable, to do th e following:  If the authority has one or more registered trademarks with the United States patent and trademark office (USPTO) for purposes of operating the airport, (i) p etition the USPTO to amend each trademarked name relating to the airport to ""Trump International Airport""; or (ii) file a statement with the USPTO surrendering or abandoning each trademarked name and subsequently apply to trademark each name relating to the airport as ""Trump International Airport"" .  Upon changing the name of the airport, (i) revise or amend the name of the airport in all contracts between the airport or the authority and third parties. If the parties to a contract cannot agree to revise or amend the contract, the authority or airport must, upon renewal, termination, or cancellation of the contract, renew or enter into a new contract with references to the airport as ""Trump International Airport""; (ii) reflect the name change upon execution of a new contract between the authority or the airport and a third party; (iii) revise or amend each registered or trademarked name of the airport with all local, state, and federal departments and agencies in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations; and (iv) revise its by-laws or governing documents consistent with the name change. However, this bill authorizes the authority or airport to, during the transition period, conduct the business of operating the airport using any registered or trademarked name of the airport with the designation of ""d oing business as Trump International Airport"" or ""d/b/a Trump International Airport."""