trademarks

[JQ Johnson]

Nick Arnett writes:
> Trademarks are only infringed if they are used in a way that is likely to 
> cause confusion, so such cases are quite unlikely and narrow in their 
> implications.  

Would that this were all.  Unfortunately, there's also a doctrine of
"dilution" -- basically, if my use of your trademark reduces the value of
your mark, then you may have grounds for suit in some cases even when there
is no potential for confusion.

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