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Preface | |
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Foundations and Purposes of Trademark and Unfair Competition Law | |
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Introduction to Trademark and Unfair Competition Law | |
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Creation of Trademark Rights | |
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Distinctiveness | |
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Amazing Spaces, Inc. v. Metro Mini Storage | |
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Universal Furniture Int'l, Inc. v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc. | |
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Functionality | |
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Franco & Sons, Inc v. Franek | |
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In Re Becton, Dickinson and Company | |
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Specialized Seating, Inc. v. Greenwich Indus., L.P. | |
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Erbe Elektromedizin GMBH v. Canady Technology LLC | |
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Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc | |
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Use | |
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Registration | |
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Problem 5-7A: Celebrity Names | |
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Scope and Enforcement of Trademark Rights | |
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Geographic Limits on Trademark Rights | |
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Confusion-Based Trademark Liability Theories | |
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Problem 7-12A: Brother Billy and the Baptists' Bathrooms | |
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Non-Confusion-Based Trademark Liability Theories | |
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Visa Int'l Service Assoc. v. JSL Corp. | |
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Notes and Questions | |
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Dspt Int'l, Inc. v. Nahum | |
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Newport News Holdings Corp. v. Virtual City Vision, Inc. | |
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Microsoft Corp. v. Shah | |
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Permissible Uses of Another's Trademark | |
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Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Mgm't, Inc. | |
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Notes and Questions | |
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Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. v. Tabari | |
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The Univ. of Alabama Board of Trustees v. New Life Art, Inc | |
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Notes and Questions | |
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Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc. | |
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False Advertising | |
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Problem 10-3A: Lanham Act False Advertising v. Other Federal Labeling Regulations | |
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Trafficschool.com, Inc. v. Edriver, Inc | |
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Notes and Questions | |
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Trade Identity Rights in One's Persona: Endorsement, Attribution, and Publicity | |
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Remedies | |
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Voice of the Arab World v. MDTV Medical News Now, Inc | |
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Nightingale Home Healthcare, Inc. v. Anodyne Therapy, LLC | |
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Exploitation of Trademarks | |
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Trademark Transactions | |
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Statutory Materials | |
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U.S. - Federal Law | |
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Trademark Act of 1946 ("Lanham Act") | |
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Counterfeiting | |
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Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases (Excerpts) | |
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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) -8<sup>th</sup> ed. (Excerpts) | |
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U.S. - State Law (Rights of Publicity) | |
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California | |
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Indiana | |
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New York | |
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Tennessee | |
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International Materials | |
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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS") (Excerpts) | |
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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Excerpts) | |
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Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy | |
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Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (Excerpts) | |
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EC Trademark Directive (Excerpts) | |