Intellectual Property Law Blog | Trademark Dilution Bill

President Obama Signs Trademark Dilution Bill

On October 5, 2012, President Obama signed House Resolution 6215, a piece of legislation that restores the limitation of the federal registration defense to trademark dilution claims based on state law only. In 1995, Congress enacted the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, with the intent to encourage federal trademark registration.  Specifically, Section 43(c)(6) of the Lanham [...]

America Invents Act (AIA) Begins Taking Effect

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act into law.  On September 16, 2012, some of its provisions began taking effect.  Others parts go into effect next spring.  The act’s changes to America’s patent law system are the most sweeping revisions to the law in the past 60 years. By far [...]