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You are not Going to Believe This!: Deception, Misdescription, and Materiality in Trademark Law

Content Provider
LexisNexis
Product
CLE
Run Time
60 Minutes
Recording Date
12/19/2012
Presenter(s)
Anne Gilson LaLonde
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Intellectual Property
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $79.00

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Description

Deceptive Matter, Deceptively Misdescriptive, & Primarily Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive. A nationally recognized presenter and author of Gilson on Trademarks, Anne Gilson LaLonde tackles these confusing and often misunderstood terms related to federal trademark registration. Included in her presentation are:

-Statutory bars to federal registration of deceptive marks
-Detailed explanation, including practical tests, for deceptive matter, deceptively misdescriptive terms and primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive marks
-Review of the prohibition of false or misleading representations (Section 43a)
-Review of the unclean hands defense
-Proposals to improve the confusing statutory language
See CLE State Accreditation for credit details.
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys. Although, this content is appropriate for all New York attorneys, newly admitted attorneys cannot earn CLE credit for the completion of the course when presented via on-demand.

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VermontApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
West VirginiaApproved1.24GeneralOn-going

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