[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2796 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2796
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AN ACT
To clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification
marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of
trademarks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROTECTIONS, RIGHTS, AND PRIVILEGES OF SERVICE MARKS,
COLLECTIVE MARKS, AND CERTIFICATION MARKS.
The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the registration and
protection of trade-marks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions
of certain international conventions, and for other purposes'',
approved July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of
1946) is amended--
(1) in section 3 (15 U.S.C. 1053) in the first sentence, by
striking ``protection'' and inserting ``protections, rights,
and privileges''; and
(2) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 1054) in the first sentence, by
striking ``protection'' and inserting ``protections, rights,
and privileges''.
Passed the Senate October 6, 2004.
Attest:
Secretary.
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2796
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification
marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of
trademarks.