Intellectual Property
Feb. 8, 2002
Dilution Split
Intellectual Property Practitioner Column - By Michael J. Lawrence - When the Federal Trademark Dilution Act took effect in 1996, the statute was intended to create national uniformity in trademark dilution law. The statute instead has spawned confusion. A split has emerged among federal appeals courts as to what level of harm must be shown to prevail on a federal dilution claim. For California lawyers, this confusion is compounded by the fact that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to weigh in on this unsettled issue.
Intellectual Property Practitioner Column
By Michael J. Lawrence
When the Federal Trademark Dilution Act took effect in 1996, the statute was intended to create national uniformity in trademark dil...
By Michael J. Lawrence
When the Federal Trademark Dilution Act took effect in 1996, the statute was intended to create national uniformity in trademark dil...
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