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The dumb-as-hell, completely unnecessary drama surrounding what should be a basic identity verification system progressed apace today
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The dumb-as-hell, completely unnecessary drama surrounding what should be a basic identity verification system progressed apace today
Thursday, February 11, 2021 On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act spending bill. 1 Despite its name, the TMA impacts not only trademark law, but also false advertising law. The TMA amends the Lanham Act — the federal statute covering both trademarks and false advertising — in very significant ways. Among other things, the TMA provides a nationwide presumption of irreparable harm in favor of plaintiffs seeking injunctive relief in trademark and false advertising claims under the Lanham Act. 2 That pre...