Lanham Trademark Act

Lanham Trademark Act
Federal statute enacted in 1946 which revised federal trademark law and registration process. Purposes of Act (15 U.S.C.A. No. 1501 et seq.), are to protect the public so it may buy a product bearing a particular trademark with confidence that it will get the product it wants. It also protects the holder of the mark's investment in time and money from its misappropriation by pirates and cheats. Getty Petroleum Corp. v. Bartco Petroleum Corp., C.A.N.Y., 858 F.2d 103.
See also likelihood of confusion. Lanns manus. (Old Fr.) A lord of the manor

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