The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (H.R. 683, ) was a law passed in the

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covering

trademark law A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from others. ...

, and specifically dealt with

trademark dilution Trademark dilution is a trademark law concept giving the owner of a famous trademark standing to forbid others from using that mark in a way that would lessen its uniqueness. In most cases, trademark dilution involves an unauthorized use of anoth ...

. The act amended the

Trademark Act of 1946 The Lanham (Trademark) Act (, codified at et seq. () is the primary federal trademark statute of law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. ...

and the later

Federal Trademark Dilution Act The Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 ({{uspl, 104, 98) is a United States federal law which protects famous trademarks from uses that dilute their distinctiveness, even in the absence of any likelihood of confusion or competition. It went int ...

, and was passed through the

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on April 19, followed by the Senate (who amended it) on March 8. It was signed into law by the then-President

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on October 6, 2006. It was primarily designed to overturn the

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decision in ''

Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. ''Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.'', 537 U.S. 418 (2003), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that, under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, a claim of trademark dilution requires proof of actual dilution, not mer ...

'', which had specified a need to show ''actual'' trademark dilution, rather than the likelihood of dilution. It also amended U.S. law in this area in a few other ways. It limited protection from trademark dilution to those recognized by a member of the general public, rather than one in a niche market, for example an area relevant to either or both products. It also amended the

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A Much-Needed Change
'. Michigan Law Review. Dale M. Cendali and Bonnie L. Schriefer. Accessed 8 May 2010.defense, and added an express defense for noncommercial use.

References

{{reflist United States federal trademark legislation Acts of the 109th United States Congress