NONREGISTRABILITY OF MISLEADING GEOGRAPHIC INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS.

SEC. 522. NONREGISTRABILITY OF MISLEADING GEOGRAPHIC INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS. Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1052(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter, or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or a geographical indication which, when used on or in connection with wines or spirits, identifies a place other than the origin of the goods and is first used on or in connection with wines or spirits by the applicant on or after one year after the date on which the WTO Agreement (as defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) enters into force with respect to the United States.”.