II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2439 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2019 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cornyn , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Braun , Mr. Manchin , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the licensing of a mark for use by a related company may not be construed as establishing an employment relationship between the owner of the mark, or an authorizing person, and either that related company or the employees of that related company, and for other purposes.