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“REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 105-35” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S241 on Jan. 29, 1998.
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REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 105-35
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on January 29, 1998, by the President of the United States: Trademark Law Treaty, Document No. 105-35.
I further ask that the treaty be considered as having been read the first time, that it be referred with accompanying papers to the Committee on Foreign Relations and be ordered to be printed, and the President's messages be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The message of the President is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith for advice and consent to ratification, the Trademark Law Treaty done at Geneva October 27, 1994, with Regulations. The Treaty was signed by the United States on October 28, 1994. I also transmit for the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty, accompanied by a detailed analysis of the Treaty and Regulations, prepared by the Department of State and the Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce.
Ratification of the Treaty is in the best interests of the United States. The Treaty eliminates many of the burdensome formal requirements that now exist in the trademark application and registration maintenance processes of many countries. Those requirements cause considerable expense and delay for trademark owners. The Treaty is aimed at standardizing and simplifying the application process so that the application will be accepted and processed by the trademark offices of all parties to the Treaty.
I recommend, therefore, that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Trademark Law Treaty with Regulations and give its advice and consent to ratification.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, January 29, 1998.
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