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119-s-4902119th Congress
PROTECT Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced
Summary
Would give the U.S. government control over trademarks tied to Department of Defense and Armed Forces awards and medals. The bill would amend the Trademark Act to let the agency that controls an official military award mark decide whether to register it and to prevent non-government actors from obtaining new principal-register registrations for those marks.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Limits private trademarks for military awards
If enacted, marks used for Department of Defense or Armed Forces awards, decorations, ribbons, or medals would be treated as government-controlled. The agency or department that controls an official military award would decide whether that mark may be registered on the federal principal trademark register. If enacted, people or nonprofits who were lawfully using such a mark before the date of enactment would be allowed to keep using it. On and after enactment, only the relevant agency or department could register that mark on the principal register.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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