HOUSE 1999116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019

Last Action: 5/3/2019

Actions

2019-05-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2019-04-01Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-04-01Introduced in House
2019-04-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-01 (00)

Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019

This bill allows for the registration of trademarks that contain the flag or insignia of a country, state, or municipality if the entity represented by the flag or insignia gives written consent. Currently, such trademarks may not be registered, regardless of consent.

Cosponsors (4)

Martha Roby (R-AL)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Josh Harder (D-CA)
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)

Subjects

Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
National symbols

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