Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 1, 2003
Lanham Act Does Not Protect Intellectual Property
Forum Column - By Philip Graves - On June 2, the U.S. Supreme Court issued yet another in a recent string of decisions limiting the scope of the Lanham Act. Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. , 123 S.Ct. 2041 (2003). The court ruled unanimously that the phrase "origin of goods" in Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act "refers to the producer of the tangible goods that are offered for sale, and not to the author of any idea, concept, or communication embodied in those goods."
Forum Column
By Philip Graves
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