Trademark Dilution : Federal, State, and International Law

Preface vii Acknowledgments xi I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND STATE LAW APPLICATIONS The Concept of Trademark Dilution: The Origins and Sources of Dilution Law 3(24) Dilution: Criteria for Eligibility 27(30) The Meaning of Dilution 57(94) II. FEDERAL DILUTION LAW The Federal Trademark Dilution Act: An Introduction 151(24) The Requirement of a Famous Mark Under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act 175(52) The Meaning of Dilution Under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act 227(88) Defenses and Remedies Under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act 315(68) Issues of Practice and Procedure 383(30) The Internet and the Anticybersquatting Statute 413(20) III. INTERNATIONAL DILUTION LAW International Dilution Law 433(24) APPENDIXES Appendix A: The Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 449(4) Appendix B: Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 453(4) Table of Cases 457(22) Index of Laws and Rules 479(2) Index 481(12) About the Author 493