A Look at the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006
Congress enacted the Trademark Dilution Revision Act (the "TDRA") about one year ago in an effort to resolve numerous open trademark issue.* Many believe that the TDRA has opened more questions than it answered. The University of Michigan Law Review's First Impressions blog recently addressed those issues with a series of articles:
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Dilution's (Still) Uncertain Future
Graeme Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Mark Janis, University of Iowa College of Law
Looking at the litigation history of trademark dilution. -
What is Dilution, Anyway?
Stacey Dogan, Northeastern University School of Law
Considering the underlying meaning of dilution. -
The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006: A Welcome — and Needed — Change
Dale Cendali & Bonnie Schriefer, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Explaining why the TDRA clarifies and strengthens First Amendment protections. -
The Dilution Solution: Populating the Trademark A-list
Scott Wilcox, University of Michigan Law School
Looking at the court as arbiters of fame.
* For more on the TDRA, click here for the Blog's archives and click here for the Seattle Trademark Lawyer’s coverage of the TDRA's first anniversary.
