South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 312

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    312
Ratification Number:            47
Act Number:                     27
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950110
Primary Sponsor:                Alexander 
All Sponsors:                   Alexander 
Drafted Document Number:        BBM\9685JM.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950331
Date of Last Amendment:         19950201
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950410
Subject:                        Trademarks, Olympics
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950410  Act No. A27
------  19950410  Signed by Governor
------  19950405  Ratified R47
House   19950331  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19950330  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19950330  Read second time
House   19950329  Committee report: Favorable              26 HLCI
House   19950207  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950202  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950201  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19950131  Committee report: Favorable with         12 SLCI
                  amendment
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee
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(A27, R47, S312)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-15-1105, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT "TRADEMARK" ALSO MEANS THE SYMBOL, EMBLEM, SIGN, INSIGNIA, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE, OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OR THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

"Trademark" further defined

SECTION 1. Section 39-15-1105(9) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 486 of 1994, is amended to read:

"(9) `trademark' means a word, name, symbol, or device or any combination of these used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of that person, including a unique product, from those manufactured and sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown. `Trademark' also means, but is not limited to, the symbol, emblem, sign, insignia, or any combination thereof, of the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 10th day of April, 1995.