Intellectual Property
Mar. 18, 2003
'Victoria's Secret' Case Illuminates Confusion Over 'Dilution' Definition
Focus Column - By William F. Abrams and Paul E. Thomas - When Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue Inc. , 2003 U.S.Sct.Lexis 1945 (U.S. Sct. March 4, 2003), a case involving a dispute over the interpretation of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1996, came before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument Nov. 12, 2002, the petitioners barely had gotten started when one of the justices interrupted: "It would help me a lot if you explained to me what dilution is."
By William F. Abrams and Paul E. Thomas
When Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue Inc., 2003 U.S.Sct.Lexis 1945 (U.S. Sct. March 4, 2003), a case involving a dispute over the interpretation of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1996, came before the U.S. Supreme Court...
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