Resolution for the Application of the Well-Known Marks Doctrine in the U.S.

RESOLVED, that IPO supports, in principle, federal legislation to protect well-known marks in the United States, even if such marks are not registered or used in commerce in the United States, as set forth in Article 6bis of the Paris Convention and Article 16(2) and (3) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), to which the United States is a signatory.