BNA Books Announces the Publication of the 2011 Supplement to "Trademark Litigation Practice"

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announces the publication of the 2011 Supplement to Trademark Litigation Practice, providing important updates on case law related to trademark litigation and the Lanham Act.

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Trademark Litigation Practice covers every aspect of Lanham Act cases, from pre-filing considerations to disclosures and discovery, through motion practice, trial, and post-trial proceedings. It also includes analysis of alternative proceedings that may be used in trademark cases, such as oppositions and cancellations in the TTAB, Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings for domain names, ITC investigations, and alternative dispute resolution tools. The treatise covers all of these practical litigation topics in detail, with many topics presented in an easy-to-use, circuit-by-circuit format. Significant topics trademark litigators will want to focus on include:

• Use of survey and other expert witnesses in trademark cases
• Injunctive and monetary relief in trademark and false advertising cases
• Discovery and initial disclosures, including discovery of electronically stored information
• Other avenues for pursuing claims relating to trademarks, such as oppositions and cancellations in the TTAB, domain name UDRP proceedings, and actions for exclusion orders in the ITC 

Trademark Litigation Practice is unique in providing a detailed and comprehensive, yet concise, legal reference to the strategic issues that lawyers routinely face in Lanham Act litigation. It includes an index, case table, and appendices with examples of relevant local practice rules and forms.

The 2011 Supplement provides important updates on relevant case law, including: 

• The Seventh Circuit's comprehensive Nightingale decision on what qualifies as an "exceptional case" under the Lanham Act
• The Eighth Circuit's Masters decision on the availability of defendant's profits as a Lanham Act remedy
• Recent survey cases, including percentage rates and challenges based on survey flaws
• Recent decisions relating to causes of action and defenses
• Rule 12 motions, summary judgment motions, discovery and trial and post-trial proceedings
• Discussion of in rem jurisdiction in anti-cybersquatting cases

Trademark Litigation Practice, 2011 Supplement is authored by David S. Fleming, a shareholder in the Chicago office of the U.S. intellectual property firm of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, who has litigated all types of trademark cases in federal courts throughout the United States, as well as in the TTAB and in UDRP proceedings; and John T. Gabrielides, a shareholder in the Chicago office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, who has litigated the full spectrum of Lanham Act cases in federal courts, including trials before juries and judges and preliminary injunction proceedings.

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 Litigation Practice, BNA's Book Division publishes: Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law; Trademark Infringement Remedies; Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook; Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure; 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 Litigation Practice, 2011 Supplement may be purchased alone (Order #1990-PR11/$245.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) or with the main volume (804 pp. Hardcover/Order #9990-PR11/$480.00 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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