Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a registered trademark without the authorisation of the trademark owner or any licensees. Infringement may occur when one party, the "infringer", uses a trademark which is identical or confusingly similar to a registered trademark owned by another party, in relation to products or services which are identical or similar to the products or services which the registration covers. In the United States, a cause of action for use of a mark for such dissimilar services is called Trademark Dilution. Owner of a registered trademark may commence legal proceedings against a party which infringes its registration.
Where the respective marks or products or services are not identical, similarity will generally be assessed by reference to whether there is a likelihood of confusion that consumers will believe the products or services originated from the trademark owner. If the respective marks and products or services are entirely dissimilar, trademark infringement may still be established if the registered mark is well known pursuant to the Paris Convention.
In some jurisdictions a party other than the owner may be able to pursue trademark infringement proceedings against an infringer if the owner fails to do so. The party accused of infringement may be able to defeat infringement proceedings if it can establish a valid exception or defence to infringement, or attack and cancel the underlying registration upon which the proceedings are based.
The
Psychology Behind Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting by J. L. Zaichkowsky.
Composite
trademarks: deconstructing the similarity of marks element in a trademark infringement
action: what really creates a likelihood of confusion? : by James D. Nelson, Pam Kohli
Jacobson.
Republic
of tea wins Rooibos judgment.(Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)(Burke
International's trademark infringement case).
Trademark Infringement Remedies by Brian E. Banner.
The
name game.(Editor's Note)(trademark infringement lawsuits).
When does a fashion trend become trademark infringement?
The
initial interest confusion doctrine and trademark infringement on the Internet:
Washington and Lee Law Review by Bryce J Maynard.
Fair
or fowl? Using sports teams' trademarks can cost the media money.(cases of trademark
infringement) : An article from: American Journalism Review by Mitchell H. Stabbe.
Quick!
Is it a Hummer or Jeep?(trademark infringement case)(Brief Article) : An article from:
Indiana Business Magazine.
Walton
Arts Center sues over trademark.(trademark infringement lawsuit)(Delta House
Publishing Co) : An article from: Arkansas Business.
Losing the name game.(Business)(A Eugene restaurant backs down after being accused of trademark infringement): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR).
Spyware:
Trademark Infringement or Legitimate Business Practice? by IDC, Ron Kaplan, Randy
Giusto, Brian E. Burke.
In
trademark infringement litigation brought in Germany by California clothing firm, European
Court of Justice answers question of law referred by Bundesgerichtshof ... An article
from: International Law Update.
Search
Engines and Internet Advertisers: Just One Click Away from Trademark Infringement?: An
article from:
Washington and Lee Law Review by Lauren Troxclair.
'Black
BBB' under fire for trademark infringement : An article from: The Mississippi Business
Journal by Lynne Wilbanks Jeter.
Unilever
goes to court in Russia over trademark infringement. : An article from: Ice Cream
Reporter.
What's
in A NAME? (trademark infringement) An article from: Beverage Industry.
Likelihood
of confusion--the basis for trademark infringement: An article from: JOM
by David V Radack.
Composite trademarks: deconstructing the similarity of marks element in a trademark infringement action.
Burke International's trademark infringement case Trademark Infringement Remedies.
When does a fashion trend become trademark infringement.
The initial interest confusion doctrine and trademark infringement on the Internet.
Fair or fowl? Using sports teams' trademarks can cost the media money.