Amending the Trademark Act of 1946

AMENDING THE TRADEMARK ACT OF 1946

Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2796 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title.

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

A bill (S. 2796) to clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.

Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the RECORD.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The bill (S. 2796) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

S. 2796

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".