McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, 4th at Thomson West

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Description

Explains and analyzes trademark law with clear, concise analyses of cases and statutes; provides valuable how-to advice on registering trademarks; inter partes proceedings; appeals; and remedies. Also examines effective defenses in trademark and unfair competition and litigation. Analyzes significant changes in federal trademark law as a result of the 1988 Trademark Law Revision Act, the Trademark Clarification Act, and the various amendments to the Lanham Act, in areas such as Anti–Dilution Laws; Functionality Defense; Trade Dress; Trademark Surveys; Color Trademarks; Preliminary Injunctions; venue for Trademark Cases; The Right of Publicity; and Anti-counterfeiting.

Features

Appendices, table of cases, table of Lanham Act Statutes, index
Organized for fast and easy access to reference and research materials
Seven loose-leaf volumes
Includes international aspects of trademark law guidance on defending against infringement and unfair competition

Summary Of Contents

Volume One
Chapter
1. The Basic Principles of Unfair Competition
2. The Fundamental Principles of Trademark Protection
3. The Functions of Trademarks
4. Terminology in Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
5. The Historical Basis of Trademarks and Legislative History
6. Trademarks Compared to Patents and Copyrights
7. Trademark and Trade Dress Formats
8. Trade Dress
9. Corporate, Business and Professional Trade Names and Service Marks
Volume Two
1. Literary, Artistic and Entertainment Rights
2. The Spectrum of Distinctiveness of Marks
3. Generic Terms
4. Personal Names as Marks
5. Geographic Term Marks
6. Secondary Meaning
7. Acquisition and Priority of Trademark Rights
Volume Three
1. Loss of Trademark Rights
2. Assignment and Licensing of Trademarks
3. Federal Registration of Marks
4. Inter Partes Trademark Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office
5. Appeal from Decisions on Trademark Registration
6. State Protection and Registration of Marks
Volume Four
1. Likelihood of Confusion: The Test of Trademark Infringement
2. Infringement by Use of Mark on Non-Competitive Goods or Services
3. Types of Trademark Infringement
Volume Five
1. The Territorial Extent of Trademark Rights
2. Lanham Act '43(a) and False Advertising
3. The Right of Publicity
4. International Aspects of Trademark Law
5. Remedies for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
Volume Six
1. Defenses to Infringement of Trademarks
2. Procedure in Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Litigation
3. Insurance Coverage for Trademark Matters
4. Checklists of Legal Claims and Defenses
- Appendix A1 Federal Trademark Act of 1946, as Amended (The Lanham Act
- Appendix A2 Reference to Statutes Relevant to Trademarks
Volume Seven
- Appendix A3 Trademark Rules of Practice of the Patent and Trademark Office
- Appendix A4 Classification of Goods and Services Under the Federal Trademark Act
- Appendix A5 Selected Legislative History of the 1988 Trademark Law Revision Act: Senate Judiciary Report on S. 1883
- Appendix A6 Selected Legislative History of the 1988 Trademark Law Revision Act: House Judiciary Report on H.R. 5372
- Appendix A7 Criminal Anti-Counterfeiting Provisions
- Appendix A8 Joint Congressional Statement on 1984 Trademark Counterfeiting Legislation
- Appendix A9 Selected Patent and Trademark Office Examination Guides
- Table of Laws and Rules
- Table of Cases

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