The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is updating its rules and regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act in a move that will see the removal of an obsolete requirement regarding labelling.
The Textile Rules currently require marketers to place a label on certain textile products to disclose certain information, such as the name under which the manufacturer or other responsible company does business.
In June last year, the Commission sought comments on proposed amendments to the rules to reduce compliance costs. Based on comments received, it has decided to eliminate an obsolete provision requiring that house word trademark owners furnish the agency with a copy of the mark’s US Patent and Trademark Office registration before using the mark on labels.
The Commission vote to approve the Federal Register Notice announcing final amendments to the Textile Rules was 2-0.
The FTC is now eliminating this requirement because it is obsolete, as registered house marks can be found by searching online or on the US Patent and Trademark Office website.
However, according to international trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, the FTC is not finalising a proposal that would also have eliminated a provision allowing only trademarks used as house marks to be used in lieu of marketers’ names, stating that such a change would have imposed new burdens and additional costs on consumers and others to identify marketers of textile fibre products.
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