Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H679: Registration of Trademarks
Status: Chaptered, April 15, 2026
Removes provisions relating to classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requires DOS to use international schedule of classes of goods and services; requires department to establish & maintain secure Internet website that allows submission of online trademark registration application and renewal application; provides website requirements; requires department to make online application system available by specified date; provides online application requirements.
What the bill says
An act relating to registration of trademarks; amending s. 495.111, F.S.; removing provisions relating to the classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requiring the Department of State to use the international schedule of classes of goods and services; creating s. 495.0315, F.S.; requiring the department to establish and maintain a secure Internet website that allows submission of an online trademark registration application and renewal application; providing website requirements; requiring the department to make the online application system available by a specified date…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to registration of trademarks; amending s. 495.111, F.S.; removing provisions relating to the classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requiring the Department of State to use the international schedule of classes of goods and services; creating s. 495.0315, F.S.; requiring the department to establish and maintain a secure Internet website that allows submission of an online trademark registration application and renewal application; providing website requirements; requiring the department to make the online application system available by a specified date; amending s. 495.031, F.S.; providing online application requirements; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 495.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 495.111 Classification.-- (1) The department shall use the international schedule of classes of goods and services as set forth in 37 C.F.R. s. 6.1, as amended, as the state classification system for trademarks. The following general classes of goods and services, conforming words underlined are additions. hb679 -02-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 679 2026 Legislature to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, are established for convenience of administration of this chapter: (a) Goods: 1. Class 1 Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; …