,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjai ,mr4  
,k+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4      
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 
,man*91 & ,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,tradem>k ,act (     
#aidf to provide t ! lic5s+ ( a m>k =   
use by a relat$ company may n be con/ru$
 z e/abli%+ an employm5t relation%ip    
betwe5 ! own] ( ! m>k1 or an au?oriz+   
p]son1 & ei!r t relat$ company or !     
employees ( t relat$ company1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,tradem>k ,lic5s+       
,protection ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,safe    
h>bor  ,section #e ( ! ,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       
7commonly kn[n z ! ,tradem>k ,act (     

#aidf7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajee71 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,:]e a 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:]e a 
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7b7 ,consi/5cy 9 use  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is subsection--  7,a7 ! t]m au?oriz+
 p]son means a p]son t is au?oriz$ by ! 
own] ( a m>k to lic5se t m>k = use by a 
relat$ company2  7,b7 ! t]m communicate1
 ) respect to subp>agraph 7,d77i77,,ii71
 does n include any communication relat$
 to a p]sonnel or employm5t policy or   
proc$ure2  7,c7 ! t]m employm5t         
relation%ip means any type ( jo9t       
employ] relation%ip1 s+le employ]       
relation%ip1 or o!r employm5t-relat$    
/atus or relation%ip2  7,d7 ! t]m       
ex]cise control ov] ! m>k-- 7i7         
includes1 b is n limit$ to1 requir+ a   
relat$ company to--  7,i7 complete tra9+
 conduct$ = ! purpose ( pres]v+ or      
enhanc+ goodwill1 a reputation1         
uni=mity1 or ! expectation ( ! public ) 
respect to ! nature & quality ( goods or
 s]vices associat$ ) a m>k2 or  7,,ii7  

communicate ) ! own] ( a m>k1 or an     
au?oriz+ p]son1 ) respect to pres]v+ or 
enhanc+ goodwill1 a reputation1         
uni=mity1 or ! expectation ( ! public ) 
respect to ! nature & quality ( goods or
 s]vices associat$ ) a m>k2 &  7ii7 does
 n include any p]sonnel or employm5t    
policy or proc$ure t is communicat$--   
7,i7 by--  7aa7 ! own] ( a m>k2 or  7bb7
 an au?oriz+ p]son2 &  7,,ii7 to-- 7aa7 
a relat$ company ) respect to ! m>k2 or 
7bb7 any employee ( a relat$ company    
describ$ 9 item 7aa72  7,e7 ! t]m       
fran*ise means a fran*ise1 z def9$--    
7i7 9 section #dcf4a7;h7 ( title #af1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  
or  7ii7 "u an applicable ,/ate fran*ise
 law2  7,f7 ! t]m fran*isee means a     
fran*isee1 z def9$--  7i7 9 section     
#dcf4a7;i7 ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al  
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is subsection2 or  7ii7 "u  
an applicable ,/ate fran*ise law2  7,g7 
! t]m fran*isor means a fran*isor1 z    

def9$--  7i7 9 section #dcf4a7k7 ( title
 #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9  
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection2 or  7ii7 "u an applicable   
,/ate fran*ise law2 &  7,h7 ! t]m       
p]sonnel or employm5t policy or proc$ure
 means--  7i7 any contractually reta9$  
"r ( ! own] ( a m>k1 or an au?oriz+     
p]son1 to directly control a relat$     
company's hir+1 promotion1 fir+1 or     
discipl9e ( ! employees ( su* relat$    
company2  7ii7 any contractually reta9$ 
"r ( ! own] ( a m>k1 or an au?oriz+     
p]son1 to directly control a relat$     
company's rates ( pay1 includ+ wages &  
fr+e b5efits2  7iii7 any contractually  
reta9$ "r ( ! own] ( a m>k1 or an       
au?oriz+ p]son1 to directly control a   
relat$ company's assignm5t ( employee "w
 s*$ules2  7iv7 any contractually reta9$
 "r ( ! own] ( a m>k1 or an au?oriz+    
p]son1 to directly control collective   
b>ga9+ proc$ures or labor relations2 &  
7v7 any contractually reta9$ "r ( ! own]
 ( a m>k1 or an au?oriz+ p]son1 to      

directly sup]vise ! employees ( a relat$
 company4  7#b7 ,applicability ,= !     
purposes ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 & !  
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq471 none ( ! foll[+
 may be con/ru$1 alone or 9 comb9ation )
 any o!r factor1 z e/abli%+ an employm5t
 relation%ip betwe5 ! own] ( a m>k t is 
a fran*isor1 or an au?oriz+ p]son t is a
 fran*isor1 & a relat$ company ) respect
 to t fran*isor1 or ! employees ( t     
relat$ company3  7,a7 ,! lic5s+ ( ! m>k 
= use by t relat$ company or ! employees
 ( t relat$ company4  7,b7 ,any ex]cise 
( control ov] ! m>k by t own] or        
au?oriz+ p]son1 z applicable--  7i7 )   
respect to ! use ( ! m>k by t relat$    
company or ! employees ( t relat$       
company2 &  7ii7 = ! purpose ( pres]v+  
or enhanc+ goodwill1 a reputation1      
uni=mity1 or ! expectation ( ! public ) 
respect to ! nature & quality ( goods or
 s]vices associat$ ) ! m>k4  4  #c4     
,applicability  ,?is ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts 

made by ?is ,act1 %all n apply to any   
proce$+ be=e ! ,national ,labor         
,relations ,bo>d t is comm5c$ be=e !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4