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Prof. Cristine Haight Farley quoted in an article about the Abitron v. Hetronic SCOTUS decision

Prof. Christine Haight Farley
Prof. Christine Haight Farley

Prof. Christina Haight Farley quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about the Abitron v. Hetronic decision in which the Supreme Court held the Lanham Act does not extend to trademark infringement outside of the U.S. and reversed and remanded to the Tenth Circuit. The Lanham Act is a 1946 federal statute that seeks to protect the owner of an already federally registered trademark from the use of similar trademarks likely to cause consumer confusion or trademark dilution.

Prof. Farley noted:

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