Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Threshold Requirements of Section 43(a) … A. Procedural Requirements … B. Substantive Requirements
III. Analysis … A. False Designation of Origin … 1. Trademark Violations … 2. Packaging and Trade Dress … 3. Service Marks and Certification Marks … 4. False Authorization or Approval … 5. The Moral Rights Cases … 6. Product Copying … B. False Advertising … 1. Use of Plaintiff’s Work and Effort … a. Photographs … b. Catalogs or Brochures … c. Samples … d. Entire Business Method … 2. Claims Concerning the Attributes of Defendant’s Product … a. False Representation of Product … b. Misleading Representatives … c. Misrepresentations in Comparative Advertising … d. Activities Held Not to Violate Section 43(a)
IV. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
Dawn R. Duven,
The Present Scope of Recovery for Unfair Competition Violations under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act,
58 Neb. L. Rev. 159
(1979)
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