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HB 1363 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Trademarks and service marks; penalties. Expands the scope of laws protecting trademarks and service marks to include such marks registered with the federal government and makes it unlawful to reproduce, counterfeit, or colorably imitate a registered mark and apply it to patches, fabric, stickers, badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes, containers, cans, cases, handbags, documentation, packaging, or other components in connection with the sale, distribution or advertising of such goods or services. The penalties for violations are increased. Violations are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor unless the offense involves possession of 100 or more identical counterfeit registered marks or such items valued at $200 or more, in which case it is a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to SB 577.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080336806 pdf | impact statements
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080533464-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080913464-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/08 House: Conference substitute printed 080917464-H2 pdf | impact statements
- 03/24/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1363ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080336806
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/22/08 House: Referred from Commerce and Labor by voice vote
- 01/22/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080533464-H1
- 02/05/08 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/08/08 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time
- 02/11/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 080533464-H1
- 02/11/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1363H1
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080913464-S1
- 03/03/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080913464-S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1363S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/08 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/08 House: House acceded to request
- 03/06/08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Lucas, McDougle
- 03/06/08 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/08 House: Delegates: Cline, Peace, Ware, O.
- 03/07/08 House: Conference substitute printed 080917464-H2
- 03/07/08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/07/08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/24/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1363ER)
- 03/24/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 800 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)