Trademarks & Unfair Competition

3 units

This course will be an introduction to U.S. trademark and unfair competition law, focusing on the federal system under the Lanham Act. The course will address issues of current interest, such as: protection of Internet domain names; trademarking celebrities; conflicts between trademark protection and the copyright and patent laws; and trademark dilution. The grade for this course will be based on either an in-class three-hour final exam or a forty-eight hour take-home exam. Class participation will also be considered in assigning a final grade.