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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5952 (Reported in House) — Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year... · Sec. 535

Sec. 535.

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None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve the registration or renewal of, or maintain the registration of, a mark, trade name, or commercial name, under 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 6, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946 ; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), including the receipt or acceptance of post-registration affidavits or declarations, where such mark, trade name, or commercial name is the same or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated, as that term is defined in section 4(4) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6023(4) ), unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona-fide successor-in-interest has expressly consented.
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