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[H.R. 6215 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6215

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twelve


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions 
                   relating to remedies for dilution.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMEDIES FOR DILUTION.
    (a) In General.--Section 43(c)(6) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in 
commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international 
conventions, and for other purposes'', approved July 5, 1946 (commonly 
referred to as the ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 1125(c)(6)), is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(A) is brought by another person under the common law or 
        a statute of a State; and
            ``(B)(i) seeks to prevent dilution by blurring or dilution 
        by tarnishment; or
            ``(ii) asserts any claim of actual or likely damage or harm 
        to the distinctiveness or reputation of a mark, label, or form 
        of advertisement.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any action commenced on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.