Article: A CELEBRITY BALANCING ACT: AN ANALYSIS OF TRADEMARK PROTECTION UNDER THE LANHAM ACT AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION DEFENSE

Article: First Circuit Establishes Framework for Determining When the ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  September 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... new framework for determining when the Lanham Act should be applied extraterritorially ... subject matter jurisdiction under the Lanham Act over the foreign activities of foreign ... viewed in light of the purposes of the Lanham Act. McBee v. Delica Co., Ltd., Case ...

Article: Using The Lanham Act to Combat Foreign Trademark ...
Franchising World;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the recent increase in the use of the Lanham Act to thwart piracy of their trademarks ... are considered. In many cases, the Lanham Act may provide a remedy -- under American ... familiar brands have brought suit under the Lanham Act alleging infringement abroad. To date ...

Article: Lanham Act
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      618 words ...LANHAM ACT The Lanham Act of 1946, also known as the Trademark Act (15 U.S.C.A ... devices used by businesses to identify their goods and services. The Lanham Act gives trademark users exclusive rights to their marks, thereby protecting ...

Article: Lanham Act - Not Right Of Publicity - Provides Best ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  December 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... of Times Square fame may advance a Lanham Act claim against candy and food maker Mars ... M in the video billboard violated the Lanham Act by falsely suggesting he had endorsed ... claim. False Endorsement Claim Under The Lanham Act Proceeds The importance of the decision ...

Article: First Circuit specifies, as matter of first impression, ...
International Law Update;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... endorsement and dilution pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051. The district court dismissed the Lanham Act claims for lack of subject matter ... extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act. As a matter of first impression ...

Article: Supreme Court Holds That Lanham Act Does Not ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  June 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... holding that Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act does not prevent the unaccredited copying ... her own) under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.1 The Court of Appeals for the Ninth ... summary judgment for the plaintiffs on the Lanham Act claim, but reversed and remanded as ...

Article: CELEBRITY MISREPRESENTATION & THE FEDERAL LANHAM ...
St. John's Law Review;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 16 Section 43(a) of the Federal Lanham Act provides a civil remedy to "any person ... explicitly prohibited standing under the Lanham Act for such injuries,19 unless an individual ... standing as satisfactory under the Federal Lanham Act. First, there is a reconciliation of ...