Trademark Law

Catalog description

Nature of trademark law; common law and statutory trademarks and trade-names; Lanham Act of 1946; distinctiveness; types of marks; qualification of marks for registration (use in commerce, intent-to-use certification, secondary meaning, abandonment); registration procedures; exclusive rights of trademark owner; scope of protection; concurrent use; infringement (including "gray market" use); international protection; remedies; state trademark acts; related common law doctrines; trademark usage on the Internet; and, domain name issues. Credit Hour : 1-3