Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access published online on January 26, 2007
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl223
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US repairs its anti-dilution statute: proof of actual dilution no longer required
Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP, Cambridge MA, USA
Email: jwelch{at}ll-a.com; ahammitte{at}ll-a.com
Trademark Dilution Revision Act 2006 (TDRA)
The principal change effected by the new TDRA, which became law on 6 October 2006, is the adoption of a likelihood of dilution standard of proof, displacing the actual dilution requirement previously established by the US Supreme Court.