Trademark Dilution Webinar

Published: Feb. 7, 2013, 8:13 p.m.

b'Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled "Trademark Dilution."\\n\\nHow do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases which implement the law. Come learn from Davis McGrath LLC\'s Kevin Thompson during this interactive webinar. Be prepared to ask and get answers to your own questions as well.\\n\\nKevin has over thirteen years of experience in counseling clients with regard to their trademark issues.\\n\\nTopics covered include:\\n- Trademark Dilution\\n- Federal vs. State\\n- 15 USC 1125\\n- Definitions\\n- Exclusions\\n- Remedies\\n- Changes in the 2006 Act\\n- Cases\\n\\nDavis McGrath LLC applied for 1/2 hour of Illinois MCLE credit for this webinar. To receive credit, please send your name and ARDC number to Kevin Thompson at kthompson@davismcgrath.com, and when you viewed the webinar. Please also send him your questions.\\n\\n\\nView on YouTube\\n\\nThe slides can be found here \\u2013 Slides - Trademark Dilution\\n\\nThe following question was asked during the webinar:\\nQ: Does a Federal Registration act as a bar to an action under State Registrations or common Law, even if the date of the State Registration is before the Federal first date of use?\\nA: A federal registration acts as a complete bar to actions under State dilution acts or common law.\\n\\nSubscribe to our Webinar series in iTunes\\nView our Webinar series on YouTube\\n\\nOur next webinar will be on March 13, 2013 on the topic of \\u201cDebunking Copyright Myths.\\u201d For more information, click here.'