[Foundation-l] Trademarks

Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at gmail.com
Tue Nov 25 23:09:18 UTC 2008


> I don't know what you mean by "similar," but both the creation of
> trademarks and the creation of a remedy for trademark dilution are
> both part of the Trademark Act of 1946 (aka Title 15, Chapter 22, of
> the United States Code).  Registration of trademarks is Sec. 1051, and
> the prohibition of dilution is in Sec. 1125.  Your statement here is
> at best incoherent, and at worst simply incorrect.  See generally http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/trademrk.htm

The way I see it, trademark dilution law is one part of trademark law,
but it is a part that is more restrictive on freedom of speech than
the rest. I think that's the point Anthony was trying to make.



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