,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ca1 #bjah,mr4 
,*abot 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cuell>7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to cl>ify t ! lic5s+ ( a m>k1 & any    
control or ex]cise ( control !re( =     
c]ta9 purposes1 does n create an        
employm5t or pr9cipal-ag5t relation%ip1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,tradem>k ,lic5s+  
,protection ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,lic5s+ (
 m>ks = use by relat$ companies ,title  
,i ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to provide 
= ! regi/ration & protection ( tradem>ks
 us$ 9 comm]ce1 to c>ry out ! provisions
 ( c]ta9 int]national conv5tions1 & =   
o!r purposes1 approv$ ,july #e1 #aidf   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et seq471 commonly 
ref]r$ to z ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf or 
! ,lanham ,act is am5d$ by add+ aft]    
section #e ! foll[+ new section3  #e;,a4
 ,lic5s+ ( m>ks = use by relat$         
companies  7a7 ,! lic5s+ ( a m>k = use  

by a relat$ company1 & any control or   
ex]cise ( control ov] !re( = ! purpose (
 pres]v+ ! goodwill1 reputation1        
uni=mity1 or expectation ( ! public ( ! 
nature & quality ( goods or s]vices     
associat$ ) ! m>k1 may n be con/ru$ z   
e/abli%+ an employm5t or pr9cipal-ag5t  
relation%ip betwe5 ! own] ( ! m>k & !   
relat$ company4  7b7 ,= ! purposes ( ?is
 section1 ! t]m employm5t or            
pr9cipal-ag5t relation%ip means any type
 ( jo9t employ] relation%ip1 s+le       
employ] relation%ip1 alt] ego           
relation%ip1 successor%ip relation%ip1  
or o!r employm5t-relat$ or pr9cipal-ag5t
 liability /atus or relation%ip4  4