GEO-KARIS. (BIGGERT-RUTHERFORD) New Act 765 ILCS 1035/Act rep. 765 ILCS 1050/2.03 from Ch. 140, par. 122.3 Repeals the Trademark Registration Act. Creates the Trademark Registration and Protection Act. Establishes procedures for the registration of trademarks and servicemarks with the Secretary of State. Provides that registration shall be effective for 5 years and may be renewed for successive 5 year periods. Authorizes civil actions for infringement. Amends the Registered Container Trade Mark Act to change a cross reference to refer to the new Act. Effective January 1, 1998. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Makes changes in the standards for determining whether a registrant of a trademark is entitled to recover profits or damages from an infringer. 97-02-07 S FIRST READING 97-02-07 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST 97-02-27 S POSTPONED 97-03-05 S DO PASS 006-000-000 SCED 97-03-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-06 97-03-11 S SECOND READING 97-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-12 97-03-18 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-03-18 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-GEO-KARIS 97-03-18 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-03-18 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-GEO-KARIS 97-03-18 S RULES REFERS TO SCED 97-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-GEO-KARIS 97-03-19 S BE ADOPTED SCED/009-000-000 97-03-19 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 97-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-GEO-KARIS 97-03-19 S ADOPTED 97-03-19 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-20 97-03-20 S THIRD READING - PASSED 053-002-000 97-03-21 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-21 H HOUSE SPONSOR RUTHERFORD 97-03-21 H FIRST READING 97-03-21 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 97-04-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BIGGERT 97-04-30 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO BIGGERT 97-04-30 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO RUTHERFORD 97-05-01 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 016-003-001 HLBC 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-08 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 105-011-000 97-05-08 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-06 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-07-25 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-07-25 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-07-25 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0231 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary