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Dastar V. Twentieth Century Fox--One Can't Get Back By Trademark What One Gave Up Under Copyright, Sue Mota Sep 2017

Dastar V. Twentieth Century Fox--One Can't Get Back By Trademark What One Gave Up Under Copyright, Sue Mota

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

No abstract provided.


Brief Of Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Law Professors In Favor Of Judgement As A Matter Of Law, Mark Mckenna, Rebecca Tushnet, John A. Conway Jun 2017

Brief Of Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Law Professors In Favor Of Judgement As A Matter Of Law, Mark Mckenna, Rebecca Tushnet, John A. Conway

Court Briefs

Plaintiff’s false designation of origin and false endorsement claims, such as they are, rest on the assertion that defendants falsely represented themselves as the origin of intellectual property on which the Oculus Rift is based. Those claims are barred by Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. 23 (2003), which holds that only confusion regarding the origin of physical goods is actionable under the Lanham Act.


Trending @ Rwu Law: Professor Niki Kuckes's Post: 'Disparaging' Trademarks Meet The First Amendment 02-07-2017, Niki Kuckes Feb 2017

Trending @ Rwu Law: Professor Niki Kuckes's Post: 'Disparaging' Trademarks Meet The First Amendment 02-07-2017, Niki Kuckes

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Moral Judgments In Trademark Law, Ned Snow Jan 2017

Moral Judgments In Trademark Law, Ned Snow

American University Law Review

Under the federal Lanham Act, eligibility for trademark protection depends on whether a mark is sufficiently moral. The Federal Circuit has recently held this provision of the Act to be unconstitutional based on its interpretation of speech doctrine. The context of trademark law, however, refutes this interpretation. Indeed, speech doctrine appears to support this morality requirement. Nevertheless, there seems to be another reason that the Federal Circuit held the morality requirement unconstitutional: the judicial discomfort with morality serving as a basis for law. This Essay concludes that this judicial discomfort is unjustified in this instance. From both a constitutional and …


2016 Trademark Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Anita B. Polott, Rachel E. Fertig Jan 2017

2016 Trademark Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Anita B. Polott, Rachel E. Fertig

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


No Trademark, No Problem, Christine Farley Jan 2017

No Trademark, No Problem, Christine Farley

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Does the Lanham Act permit a foreign business that has neither used nor registered its trademark in the United States to sue the owner of a U.S. trademark for its use of the same mark in the U.S.? A recent case from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed this consequential question. In Belmora, LLC.v. Bayer Consumer Care A G, the Court of Appeals surprised the legal community and answered this question in the affirmative, reversing the district court's decision to reject the trademark claim because it was unsupported by a federally protected U.S. trademark.The Belmora decision has …


A Comparative Study Of Trade Dress In The U.S. And South Korea: Rethinking On The Laws And Precedents In The Apple V. Samsung, Sukchan Sim Jan 2017

A Comparative Study Of Trade Dress In The U.S. And South Korea: Rethinking On The Laws And Precedents In The Apple V. Samsung, Sukchan Sim

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

Trade dress originally included the packaging or dressing of products, however in this time it has been extended to put together the impression of design of products. Product configuration, the design and shape of the product itself, may also be considered a form of trade dress. The Lanham Act protects trade dress if it serves the same source-identifying function as a trademark. In U.S., trade dress was developed continuously for a long time and some significant case suggested guidelines reflecting the modern industry. In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v Samara Brothers, Inc., or TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc., …


No Trademark, No Problem, Christine Haight Farley Jan 2017

No Trademark, No Problem, Christine Haight Farley

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Does the Lanham Act permit a foreign business that has neither used nor registered its trademark in the United States to sue the owner of a U.S. trademark for its use of the same mark in the U.S.? A recent case from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed this consequential question. In Belmora, LLC.v. Bayer Consumer Care A G, the Court of Appeals surprised the legal community and answered this question in the affirmative, reversing the district court's decision to reject the trademark claim because it was unsupported by a federally protected U.S. trademark.

The Belmora decision …


The Commodification Of Trademarks: Some Final Thoughts On Trademark Dilution, Kenneth L. Port Jan 2017

The Commodification Of Trademarks: Some Final Thoughts On Trademark Dilution, Kenneth L. Port

Faculty Scholarship

This article is an explication of the trend toward commodification of famous or putatively famous trademarks and the resultant urging that the FTDA be repealed. This article starts with a literature review showing that the vast majority of commentators have been severely critical of the FTDA. This has been ignored by Congress. The article next pursues Congress's blind support of the FTDA and suggests that more thought and analysis from Congress is still required. The article next explains the data regarding FTDA claims. All reported cases from 1996 through 2015 are coded and examined. The conclusion, looking at the data, …


Counterfeiting, Couture, And The Decline Of Consumer Trust In Online Marketplace Platforms, Joseph M. Forgione Jan 2017

Counterfeiting, Couture, And The Decline Of Consumer Trust In Online Marketplace Platforms, Joseph M. Forgione

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Beyond Trademarks And Offense: Tam And The Justices’ Evolution On Free Speech, Clay Calvert Jan 2017

Beyond Trademarks And Offense: Tam And The Justices’ Evolution On Free Speech, Clay Calvert

UF Law Faculty Publications

In Matal v. Tam , the Supreme Court threw out the “disparagement clause” of the Lanham Act, the federal trademark law, because trademarks are private speech and thus regulating them based on government determinations of offensiveness violates the First Amendment. The solid outcome here contrasts with the narrow, incremental results in some other recent First Amendment cases that reached the Court.


Trademarks: German Manufacturer’S Deliberate Infringement Of Domestic Trademark Sufficient To Support Injunctive Relief, But Not Supportive Of Award For Damages, Kimley R. Johnson Dec 2016

Trademarks: German Manufacturer’S Deliberate Infringement Of Domestic Trademark Sufficient To Support Injunctive Relief, But Not Supportive Of Award For Damages, Kimley R. Johnson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Trademarks “Lanham Act” Foreign Registrants Need Not Allege Use In The United States And May Waive Filing Requirements Required For Domestic Applications (Scm Corporation V. Langis Foods, Ltd., D.C. Cir. 1976), John A. Cutler Nov 2016

Trademarks “Lanham Act” Foreign Registrants Need Not Allege Use In The United States And May Waive Filing Requirements Required For Domestic Applications (Scm Corporation V. Langis Foods, Ltd., D.C. Cir. 1976), John A. Cutler

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Trademark Holder's Hangover: Reconciling The Lanham Act With The Alcohol And Tobacco Tax And Trade Bureau's System Of Designating American Viticultural Areas, Julia Lynn Titolo Nov 2016

A Trademark Holder's Hangover: Reconciling The Lanham Act With The Alcohol And Tobacco Tax And Trade Bureau's System Of Designating American Viticultural Areas, Julia Lynn Titolo

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Is Liability Just A Link Away? Trademark Dilution By Tarnishment Under The Federal Trademark Dilution Act Of 1995 And Hyperlinks On The World Wide Web, Martha Kelley Oct 2016

Is Liability Just A Link Away? Trademark Dilution By Tarnishment Under The Federal Trademark Dilution Act Of 1995 And Hyperlinks On The World Wide Web, Martha Kelley

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Private Property For Public Use: The Federal Trademark Dilution Act And Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act As Violations Of The Fifth Amendment Takings Clause, Brian C. Smith Oct 2016

Private Property For Public Use: The Federal Trademark Dilution Act And Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act As Violations Of The Fifth Amendment Takings Clause, Brian C. Smith

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Pricey Purchases And Classy Customers: Why Sophisticated Consumers Do Not Need The Protection Of Trademark Laws, Meaghan E. Goodwin Oct 2016

Pricey Purchases And Classy Customers: Why Sophisticated Consumers Do Not Need The Protection Of Trademark Laws, Meaghan E. Goodwin

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


The Infringement-Plus-Equity Model: A Better Way To Award Monetary Relief In Trademark Cases, David S. Almeling Sep 2016

The Infringement-Plus-Equity Model: A Better Way To Award Monetary Relief In Trademark Cases, David S. Almeling

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


State Regulation Of Keyword Advertising: A Lesson From The Utah Legislature, Mary Candice Barrett Sep 2016

State Regulation Of Keyword Advertising: A Lesson From The Utah Legislature, Mary Candice Barrett

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


What's The Deference?: Should Dickinson V. Zurko Apply In The Trademark Context?, Jonathan S. Digby Sep 2016

What's The Deference?: Should Dickinson V. Zurko Apply In The Trademark Context?, Jonathan S. Digby

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Navigating The Legal Landscape Of A Subversive Art Form: Protecting Expression And Neglecting Embodiment, Dillon Henry Stern Jun 2016

Navigating The Legal Landscape Of A Subversive Art Form: Protecting Expression And Neglecting Embodiment, Dillon Henry Stern

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


An Alternate Functionality Reality, Harold R. Weinberg Jun 2016

An Alternate Functionality Reality, Harold R. Weinberg

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

The Supreme Court last addressed trade dress law’s functionality doctrine in TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. decided in 2001. This article applies content analysis to data from post-TrafFix functionality cases to provide insights concerning the functionality doctrine. It emphasizes data from cases concerning motions for summary judgment and preliminary injunction. The analysis employs two conceptual constructs: a “useful/aesthetic continuum” and “mixed-character” design features. The article also considers data in light of a “two-bar mandate” and two principles: “useful-scarcity” and “aesthetic-abundance.” It concludes with observations concerning the post-TrafFix functionality doctrine and suggestions for improving its judicial …


Confusion Codified: Why Trademark Remedies Make No Sense, Mark A. Thurmon Jun 2016

Confusion Codified: Why Trademark Remedies Make No Sense, Mark A. Thurmon

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Brief Of Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Law Professors, Mark Mckenna, Rebecca Tushnet May 2016

Brief Of Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Law Professors, Mark Mckenna, Rebecca Tushnet

Court Briefs

The District Court correctly determined that the challenged speech of Dr. Steven Novella was not commercial speech for purposes of applying the Lanham Act. Appellant’s argument to the contrary conflates “seeking profit” with “commercial speech.”


Trademark’S Ebay Problem, Peter J. Karol May 2016

Trademark’S Ebay Problem, Peter J. Karol

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

This Article addresses the current debate over whether to extend, to trademark law, the rule in eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. denying prevailing patent plaintiffs presumptive entitlement to injunctive relief. Its central concern, however, is not whether or how eBay should apply to trademark law, but rather the way in which the debate resurfaces structural flaws undermining foundational provisions of the Lanham Act. Namely, the Act purports to grant ex ante exclusive rights to mark owners against all confusingly similar uses, but then reserves discretion to district courts to deny statutory injunctive relief without further guidance. This ambiguity, a familiar …


Sine Qua Non: Trademark Infringement, Likelihood Of Confusion, And The Business Of Collegiate Licensing, C. Knox Withers Apr 2016

Sine Qua Non: Trademark Infringement, Likelihood Of Confusion, And The Business Of Collegiate Licensing, C. Knox Withers

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


"Every Artist Is A Cannibal, Every Poet Is A Thief": Why The Supreme Court Was Right To Reverse The Ninth Circuit In Dastar Corp. V. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Joshua K. Simko Apr 2016

"Every Artist Is A Cannibal, Every Poet Is A Thief": Why The Supreme Court Was Right To Reverse The Ninth Circuit In Dastar Corp. V. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Joshua K. Simko

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


"What's Really In The Package Of A Naming Rights Deal?" Service Mark Rights And The Naming Rights Of Professional Sports Stadiums, Christian Maximilian Voigt Apr 2016

"What's Really In The Package Of A Naming Rights Deal?" Service Mark Rights And The Naming Rights Of Professional Sports Stadiums, Christian Maximilian Voigt

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Does The Lanham Act Lose Meaning For Companies That Operate Exclusively Over The Internet?, Sheila D. Rizzo Apr 2016

Does The Lanham Act Lose Meaning For Companies That Operate Exclusively Over The Internet?, Sheila D. Rizzo

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

This Note will examine the differences between trademark registration and domain name registration, focusing specifically on the terms an applicant may register, the rights associated with those registrations, and the manner in which a registrant may lose, assign, and enforce those rights so that others my not use the same registered terms. This Note will also suggest that a company operating exclusively over the internet may obtain greater rights, and therefore protection, than a typical bricks and mortar company, simply by registering its domain name, and not trademark status.


Phantom Trademarks: Good Law Or Chain Rattling? The Negative Effects Of Strict Interpretation Of The Lanham Act In The International Flavors And Fragrances Decision, James E. Carlson Apr 2016

Phantom Trademarks: Good Law Or Chain Rattling? The Negative Effects Of Strict Interpretation Of The Lanham Act In The International Flavors And Fragrances Decision, James E. Carlson

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.