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HOUSE 1505118th CongressBecame Public Law No: 118-137.

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023

Last Action
12/1/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-01Became Public Law No: 118-137.
  • 2024-12-01Became Public Law No: 118-137.
  • 2024-12-01Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-01Signed by President.
  • 2024-11-21Presented to President.
  • 2024-11-21Presented to President.
  • 2024-11-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-11-19Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638)
  • 2024-11-19Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-11-19Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-11-19Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2023-11-14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2023-11-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2023-11-13On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)
  • 2023-11-13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-12-01 (49)

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023

This act modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.

The act prohibits U.S. courts and executive branch agencies from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark has been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition is limited to U.S. courts and applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.

Under the act, 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 (18)

  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • Michael Waltz (R-FL)
  • Maria Salazar (R-FL)
  • Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
  • John Rutherford (R-FL)
  • Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
  • Mark Green (R-TN)
  • Neal Dunn (R-FL)
  • Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
  • Laurel Lee (R-FL)
  • C. Franklin (R-FL)
  • Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
  • Darren Soto (D-FL)
  • Ben Cline (R-VA)
  • Susan Wild (D-PA)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Intellectual property
  • Jurisdiction and venue
  • Property rights

Became law: Pub. L. 118-137

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