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H.R. 6285

Trademark Amendments Act of 1984

Trademark Amendments Act of 1984 - Amends the Lanham Trademark Act to state that the exclusive test for determining whether a registered trademark has become a common descriptive name (generic) and therefore cancellable is whether the relevant public understands that the trademark is functioning as a mark rather than as generic.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2](D-WI)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. FloorH37100

    Passed House by Voice Vote.

  3. Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

  4. FloorH30000

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

  5. CommitteeH19100

    For Previous Action See H.R.4460.

    Judiciary Committee
  6. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  7. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Trademark Amendments Act of 1984 — Informed