SB 476: Registration and Protection of Trademarks
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Registration and Protection of Trademarks; Referring to this act as the "Technical Trademark Amendments Act of 2026"; requiring the Department of State to annually adopt the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s system of classification of goods and services that is in effect by a specified date; requiring the department, by a certain date, to establish and maintain a secure online registration system for a specific purpose; requiring that every paper application, rather than every application, be accompanied by a specified number of specimens or facsimiles showing the mark as actually used, etc.
Last Action: 1/6/2026 Senate - Withdrawn prior to introduction
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/18/2025 Senate • Filed
1/6/2026 Senate • Withdrawn prior to introduction
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SB 476, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/18/2025 at 11:47 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 679 Registration of Trademarks Greco Similar Last Action: 12/16/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
S 696 Registration of Trademarks Martin Similar Last Action: 1/8/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 495.029 Page 8 (pdf) 495.031 Application for registration. Page 8 (pdf) 495.111 Classification. Page 2 (pdf)