Why not?1 that question taunts trademark law and scholarship. that is, trademark law, by design, rarely limits the subject matter eligible for protection ...

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The trademark owner must therefore rely on unfair competition law and other special rules that protect him against labelling and packaging imitations, ...

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14 but neither can free-riding arguments justify expanded protection for the strongest marks.15 as we explain, u.s. trademark law contains no clear anti- free- ...

The core functionality of trademarks is to protect producers from illegitimate diversion of their trade by competitors who might lower the brand value.

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Utility patents undergo extensive examination and, once granted, have only a limited term. any chance we can use trademark law to protect unique product designs ...

If “traditional” trademark law was not intended primarily to protect ... that trademark law can be limited by tying protection to consumer expectations.

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Do trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect the same things? ... law in the united states and specializes in trademark law can help you navigate these ...

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Trademarks can function in their full capacity even absent laws that ... in japan, trademark regulations were enacted to protect trademarks from early on.

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Trademark law, like tort law in general . . . can best be explained on the hypothesis ... for the kind of marks schechter hoped to protect, the scope of ...