1. Trademark and Unfair Comp. Boston College Law School November 4, 2004 Dilution

2. Trademark Causes of Action Infringement –Registered Trademarks –False Designation of Origin (Unregistered) Dilution False Advertising Cybersquatting

3. False Designation of Origin Lanham Act §43(a) (15 U.S.C. §1125(a)): –(a) (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any false designation of origin … which -- (A) is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person or with another person … shall be liable in a civil action ….

4. Ringling Brothers v. Celozzi The Greatest Used Car Show on Earth

5. Mead v. Toyota

6. Deere v. MTD Products

7. Hormel v. Jim Henson

8. Administrative Details Next Assignment –Finish VII.B (Dilution)