Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§302106 Retention of Name
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— National Preservation Programs › Chapter 3021— NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES › § 302106
Summary
Buildings on or eligible for the National Register, or named as local historic landmarks or contributing buildings, can keep their historic names. This rule applies even if trademark law would otherwise stop it.
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Title 54, §302106
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Notwithstanding section 43(c) of the Act of July 5, 1946 (known as the Trademark Act of 1946) (15 U.S.C. 1125(c)), buildings and structures on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register (either individually or as part of a historic district), or designated as an individual landmark or as a contributing building in a historic district by a unit of State or local government, may retain the name historically associated with the building or structure.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30210616 U.S.C. 470a(a)(1)(A) (last sentence).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(a)(1)(A) (last sentence), as added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title III, § 3007], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–551.
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54 U.S.C. § 302106
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60