Trademark Dilution Webinar

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Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled "Trademark Dilution." How do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases which implement the law. Come learn from Davis McGrath LLC's Kevin Thompson during this interactive webinar. Be prepared to ask and get answers to your own questions as well. Kevin has over thirteen years of experience in counseling clients with regard to their trademark issues. Topics covered include: - Trademark Dilution - Federal vs. State - 15 USC 1125 - Definitions - Exclusions - Remedies - Changes in the 2006 Act - Cases Davis McGrath LLC applied for 1/2 hour of Illinois MCLE credit for this webinar. To receive credit, please send your name and ARDC number to Kevin Thompson at [email protected], and when you viewed the webinar. Please also send him your questions. View on YouTube The slides can be found here – Slides - Trademark Dilution The following question was asked during the webinar: Q: Does a Federal Registration act as a bar to an action under State Registrations or common Law, even if the date of the State Registration is before the Federal first date of use? A: A federal registration acts as a complete bar to actions under State dilution acts or common law. Subscribe to our Webinar series in iTunes View our Webinar series on YouTube Our next webinar will be on March 13, 2013 on the topic of “Debunking Copyright Myths.” For more information, click here.

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