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15 U.S.C. § 1053

Service marks registrable

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 1053, Service marks registrable, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440866
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Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of trademarks, so far as they are applicable, service marks shall be registrable, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trademarks, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided in this chapter in the case of trademarks. Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of trademarks.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 100-667(S. 1883)1988-11-16
    Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-43(S. 1259)1999-08-05
    Trademark Amendments Act of 1999
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally