Re: Trademark Law Treaty Implemenation Act

On Tue, 02 Mar 1999, Amy B. Cohen <acohen[_at_]law.wnec.edu> wrote:
>
> On 2/16/99, Bernard Gerdelman <attorney[_at_]i1.net> wrote:
> >
> > I know this is a little off point, but I figured I could get a quick
> > answer here since many of us practice both copyright and trademark law.
> >
> > On October 30, 1998 the Trademark Law Treaty Implemenation Act was
> > enacted. The effective date for a great many of its provisions is
> > the earlier of one year from the date of enactment or the date on
> > which the Trademark Law Treaty enters into force with respect to
> > the United States.
> >
> > Does anyone know whether the treaty has entered into force with respect
> > to the U.S. and, if so, the date. If not, what are the odds that it
> > will become effective with respect to the US prior to one year after
> > the date this leiglation was enacted?
>
> I spoke with someone in the State Department Treaty office yesterday who
> confirmed that the Trademark Law Treaty has not yet entered into force
> in the US, but she thought that it would be signed and deposited by
> June, 1999. That means that the Trademark Law Treaty Implementation
> Act will take effect in October 1999, one year from its enactment.

President Clinton signed P.L. 105-330, the "Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act" on October 30, 1998. Since WIPO administers the TLT, we would have to deposit with them, but I would check with the main Geneva WIPO office itself to see if that has occurred.

Sabrina McLaughlin
U.S. Department of Commerce
Office of the General Counsel- Room 5876 14th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
202.482.0445
smclaughlin1[_at_]doc.gov Received on Wed Mar 03 1999 - 17:22:03 GMT