Curriculum Guide · Courses
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Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Professors Carla Calcagno and Rebecca Tushnet J.D. Course 433 | 3 credit hours This course will introduce students to the federal Lanham Act and related common law doctrines designed to protect against consumer confusion and appropriation of commercial goodwill. In addition to the technical requirements for trademark eligibility, registration, and infringement, we will consider the constitutional and economic underpinnings of trademark protection and evaluate current trends toward the "propertization" of trademark law. The course also will include material on the trademark treatment of Internet domain names, metatags, and links. Students in Professor Calcagno's section will be required to participate in at least one oral argument of approximately ten minutes before their classmates arguing in favor of a position selected by the professor.
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