Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1999
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-01
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Intellectual property

Licensing and registrations

National symbols
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2019 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mrs. Roby ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the United States, any State or municipality of the United States, or any foreign nation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019 . 2. Registration of certain marks consisting of flags, coats of arms, or other insignia Section 2(b) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 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 ; 15 U.S.C. 1052(b) ) is amended by inserting except by the written consent of the competent authority after simulation thereof .