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Defending Levi Strauss: Findlaw Interview with Gregory S. Gilchrist of Townsend and Townsend and Crew ( April 2004 )
Gregory Gilchrist is a partner in Townsend and Townsend and Crew's San Francisco office. He recently defended Levi Strauss successfully against a class action filed by garment workers in Saipan. -
The Federal Trademark Dilution Act -- Much Hobbled One Year After Victoria's Secret ( February 2004 )
The purpose of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act is to protect famous trademarks from third party uses. However, with a few particular exceptions, the FTDA has failed to live up to its potential, and has failed to provide owners of famous marks the protection that they rightly or wrongly anticipated. -
The Film Industry: What You Need to Know About Trademarks ( August 2003 )
When it comes to intellectual property, filmmakers tend to overlook the importance of trade marks and focus all of their attention on the marginally sexier world of copyright.This is understandable but could prove costly, particularly given the evolving nature of the film industry with respect to ancillary revenue opportunities. -
Recognition of Well-Known Trademarks ( August 2003 )
Most countries do not process applications for recognition of well-known trademarks unless owners of such trademarks have demonstrated a need for such recognition, and most countries do not have a separate or independent application procedure for recognition of well-known trademarks. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dilution Case -- Victoria's Secret ( March 2003 )
On March 4, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to famous trademarks. In a unanimous ruling against Victoria Secret in its claim against a mom and pop Kentucky store selling lingerie and adult novelties under the brand "Victor's Little Secret", the court required a showing of actual damage from "blurring and eroding the distinctiveness" of the famous mark. -
Catch A Tiger By The Tail: Guarding Trademarks As Your Business Expands ( December 2000 )
While White and Williams can't guarantee that a predatory tiger won't spring from the commercial underbrush to threaten a client?s treasured trademark, some preventive legal medicine can help avoid an unfortunate surprise attack. One prescription is to plan carefully when you use your existing trademark in a new business sector. -
Making Your Mark on the World ( April 2000 )
This article summarizes the United States Trademark laws and outlines factors a United States trademark owner should be aware of when doing business internationally.
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