BNA Books Announces the Publication of the 2011 Cumulative Supplement to "Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law"

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announced the publication of the 2011 Cumulative Supplement to Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law, offering updated guidance on the Trademark Dilution Revision Act (TDRA).

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Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law, with 2011 Cumulative Supplement helps practitioners sort through the controversy and confusion surrounding the TDRA, the ways in which the Act makes clear that likelihood of dilution is the standard for analyzing federal dilution claims, and the complications that may arise under state law. International developments also are included. 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.

The treatise covers such important areas as:

• Dilution on the internet and interaction with the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
• Relationship between trade dress and dilution
• 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
• Extensive discussion of what constitutes a "famous" mark
• International agreements that include trademark dilution protection

The 2011 Cumulative Supplement integrates the TDRA and new case law and improves the layout of the treatise to make information easier to find. In addition, the Supplement covers important new topics, such as:

• The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (TTAB) renewed interest in dilution
• The effect of Starbucks v. Wolfe's Borough Coffee (Second Circuit) and Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch (Ninth Circuit) on the role of similarity under the TDRA
• The reemergence of the Victoria's Secret case (V Secret Catalogue v. Moseley (Sixth Circuit)) and its effect on the analysis of tarnishment
• New state law developments (e.g., Cottonwood Financial, which discusses the effect of confusion and the TDRA on Texas dilution law)

Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law, with 2011 Cumulative Supplement is authored by David S. Welkowitz, an internationally recognized scholar of trademark dilution law who has taught trademark law at Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, since 1984.

BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., is a leading source of legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals. In addition to Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law, BNA's Book Division publishes: Trademark Infringement Remedies; Trademark Litigation Practice; Patent Infringement Remedies; Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws; and other titles in intellectual property law. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1.800.960.1220, send an e-mail request to [email protected], or visit us online at www.bna.com/bnabooks.

Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law, 2011 Cumulative Supplement (Order #1991-PR11/$190.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) may be purchased alone or with the main volume (520 pp. Hardcover/Order #9991-PR11/$380.00 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 www.bna.com/bnabooks. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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