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On May 19, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the Trademark Dilution Revision Act (TDRA), which is codified in Section 43(c) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(c) (2006), establishes a presumption-like inference of likely dilution by tarnishment where a defendant is using a mark similar to that of a plaintiff to sell sex-related products
In a surprise move, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has redesignated a formerly nonprecedential opinion as precedential, in the process expanding the options available to the owners of federal registrations at risk of being cancelled under the Board’s earlier decision in Medinol Ltd v. NeuroVasx Inc., 67 U.S.P.Q.2d 1205 (2003
A furniture manufacturer, found liable for infringement of copyrights in furniture designs, has been ordered to pay the owner of those copyrights the entire gross revenues from sales of the infringing furniture
