Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions
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The Trademark Act of 1946, commonly known as the Lanham Act, is the primary federal statute governing trademarks, service marks, and unfair competition in the United States.
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Statements (59)
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| instanceOf |
set of legal provisions
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| address |
assignment of trademarks
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importation of goods bearing infringing marks → licensing of trademarks → recordation of trademark assignments → use of marks on the Principal Register → use of marks on the Supplemental Register → |
| allocate |
burdens of proof in trademark infringement actions
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| codifiedIn |
Title 15 of the United States Code
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| define |
abandonment of mark
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certification mark → collective mark → dilution → false advertising → false designation of origin → service mark → trademark → use in commerce → |
| enforcedBy |
federal courts of the United States
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| govern |
federal registration of service marks
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federal registration of trademarks → |
| implementedBy |
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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| include |
Section 1 of the Lanham Act
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Section 10 of the Lanham Act → Section 14 of the Lanham Act → Section 15 of the Lanham Act → Section 2 of the Lanham Act → Section 3 of the Lanham Act → Section 32 of the Lanham Act → Section 4 of the Lanham Act → Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act → Section 43(c) of the Lanham Act → Section 45 of the Lanham Act → Section 5 of the Lanham Act → Section 7 of the Lanham Act → Section 8 of the Lanham Act → Section 9 of the Lanham Act → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal law
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| legalBasisFor |
federal trademark registration system
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| partOf |
Lanham Act
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| protect |
consumers from confusion about source of goods
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owners of marks from misappropriation of goodwill → |
| provide |
civil causes of action for dilution of famous marks
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civil causes of action for false advertising → civil causes of action for false designation of origin → civil causes of action for trademark infringement → remedies including damages → remedies including destruction of infringing articles → remedies including injunctions → remedies including profits → |
| regulates |
service marks
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trademarks → unfair competition → |
| setOut |
grounds for cancellation of registration
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grounds for refusal of registration → incontestability requirements → procedures for concurrent use registration → procedures for opposition to registration → requirements for maintaining registration → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions
("Section 7 of the Lanham Act")
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Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions ("Section 8 of the Lanham Act") → Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions ("Section 14 of the Lanham Act") → Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions ("Section 15 of the Lanham Act") → |
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Title 15 of the United States Code
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contains |
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
("Lanham Act")
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legalBasis |
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Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions
("Lanham Act")
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partOf |