US Congress House Bill 6215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on October 5 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-10-05 - Became Public Law No: 112-190.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to specify that ownership of a valid federal registration of a mark is a complete bar to an action with respect to the mark that: (1) is brought by another person under the common law or a statute of a state; and (2) seeks to prevent dilution (by blurring or by tarnishment) or asserts any claim of actual or likely damage or harm to the distinctiveness or reputation of a mark, label, or form of advertisement. (Removes any such federal-registration defense with respect to dilution claims under federal law and specifies that such a defense is only available in response to dilution claims under state law.)

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-190.
2012-10-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-09-25	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-09-24	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-09-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2012-09-22	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
2012-09-12	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012-09-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-09-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5795)
2012-09-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6215.
2012-09-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5795-5796)
2012-09-11	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-09-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 465.
2012-09-10	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-647.
2012-08-01	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2012-08-01	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-07-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6215/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6215/BILLS-112hr6215ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6215/BILLS-112hr6215rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6215/BILLS-112hr6215eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6215/BILLS-112hr6215enr.pdf