Sec. 5. Cancellation of marks
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Section 14 of the Trademark Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1064 ) is amended— in the text before paragraph (1), by striking A petition to cancel and inserting
(a); and Petitions to cancel.— A petition to cancel by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Director shall cancel a registration of a mark containing the term redskin or any derivation of the term redskin if— the mark has been or is used in commerce in connection with references to or images of one or more Native American persons or peoples, or to Native American persons or peoples in general; or the Director determines that the term as included in the mark is commonly understood to refer to one or more Native American persons or peoples, or to Native American persons or peoples in general. A registration cancelled under paragraph
(1)shall not be subject to renewal pursuant to section 9 of this Act. .
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