A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that under certain circumstances exclusive territorial arrangements relating to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of soft drink products are not unlawful.
Soft Drink Bottlers' Protection Act of 1979 - Declares that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the antitrust laws provided: (1) such product is in substantial and effective competition with other products of the same general class; (2) the licensee is in substantial and effective competition with vendors of other products of the same general class; and (3) the licensor retains control over the nature and quality of such product pursuant to the Trademark Act of 1946.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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