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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

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But they have virtually no experience, except in TTAB, with other side of the equation, remedies, 1A limitations, etc. TTAB is better suited, b/c at least get microcosm of LOC cases b/c of competing TM claimants. We might see a separation of TM function of TMs and the brand loyalty function of handbags.

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15th Trademark Scholars’ Roundtable: Session 1: Congress and the Courts (including the role of the Supreme Court)

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Introduction: Rebecca Tushnet What might we derive from things the Court has said about trademark of late? The purpose of trademark is consumer protection; source-identification is the most relevant consideration but not the entirety of TM law. What you’re seeing is cross-licensing/branding.