A bill to amend the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946 protect the service marks of professional sports organizations from misappropriation by State lotteries.
Sports Service Mark Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Lanham Trademark Act to prohibit States from using a service mark owned by a professional sports organization in any lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting or gambling scheme. Declares that any lottery or other scheme based on games of a professional sports organization shall be deemed to exploit the service mark owned by the organization.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-994.
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