12 2 STA T .30 1 5PUBLIC LA W 110 – 313 — AU G .12 , 200 8LEGIS L AT I V E H IST ORY— S .3295:C O N GRESSIONAL RECOR D, V ol . 1 5 4( 2 0 0 8)
Ju l y 22, c o nsider ed a nd p assed Sena t e. July 29, 31, considered and passed House. an a dmi ni str ati ve trademar kju d g e who,b e f ore the date of the ena c tment of this subsection, he l d office p ursuant to an appointment b y the D irector to take effect on the date on which the Director initially appointed the administrative trademark judge .‘ ‘ ( d ) D EF E NS E TOCHAL LEN G EOF AP PO I NT M ENT. —I t shall be a defense to a challenge to the appointment of an administrative trademark judge on the basis of the judge ’ s having been originally appointed by the Director that the administrative trademark judge so appointed was acting as a de facto officer.’’. Approved August 12 ,2 0 0 8 .
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