BNA Books' New 2009 Cumulative Supplement to 'Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law' Gives Clear Guidance on the Elusive Laws Governing Trademark Dilution Protection

ARLINGTON, Va., March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, announces the publication of the 2009 Cumulative Supplement to Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law.

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With the passage of the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006, much of the original statute was rewritten, with the most significant change being the legislation overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Moseley v. V Secret Catalog, Inc. Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law helps practitioners sort through the controversy and confusion surrounding the FTDA and how TDRA makes clear that the likelihood of dilution is the standard for analyzing federal dilution claims. The complications TDRA may present under state laws, which are patterned after the original FTDA, are analyzed, as well as international developments.  

This landmark treatise also examines the various relevant state laws in detail; describes the many differences between them; and discusses the case law analyzing state statutes, covering:

• Dilution on the Internet and interaction with the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection             Act (ACPA)
• The relationship between trade dress and dilution
• The comparison of state antidilution laws, including those patterned after the FTDA and those that differ significantly from the federal statute
• Actual versus likelihood of dilution
• An extensive discussion of what constitutes a "famous" mark
• International agreements that include trademark dilution protection

The 2009 Cumulative Supplement includes new information and developments on:

• Developments in state and federal dilution law, including new state statutory enactments
• Coverage of new case law, including Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Dooney & Bourke, Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch, Tiffany v. eBay, the latest round in the case of Starbucks v. Wolfe Borough Coffee, and a new round in the case of V Secret Catalogue v. Moseley
• Coverage of international developments, including two new cases from the European Court of Justice

Revisions and additions reflect the interpretations of the revised federal dilution statute.

The author, Professor David S. Welkowitz, is a Professor of Law at Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. He has taught trademark law since 1984 and is an internationally recognized scholar on trademark dilution law.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law with 2009 Cumulative Supplement, BNA's Book Division publishes Anatomy of a Patent Case; Products Comparison Manual for Trademark Users; Intent-to-Use Trademark Practice Trademark Infringement Remedies; Patents and the Federal Circuit; Harmon on Patents: Black-Letter Law Commentary; Patent Law and Practice; Drafting Patent License Agreements; Drafting Patents for Litigation & Licensing; Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure; Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit; Pharmaceutical Patent Law; Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook; Electronic and Software Patents: Law and Practice; and other titles in legal specialties. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

The 2009 Cumulative Supplement to Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law may be purchased alone (482 pp. Softcover/Order #1843-PRY9/$175.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling), or with the main volume (1,584 pp. Hardcover with 2009 Cumulative Supplement/ Order #9843- PRY9/ $395.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at bnabooks.com. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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