Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.
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Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc., 537 U.S. 418 (2003), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that, under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, a claim of trademark dilution requires proof of actual dilution, not merely a likelihood of dilution.[1] This decision was later superseded by the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (TDRA).
Quick Facts Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc., Argued November 12, 2002 Decided March 4, 2003 ...
Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. | |
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Argued November 12, 2002 Decided March 4, 2003 | |
Full case name | Victor Moseley and Cathy Moseley, dba Victor's Little Secret, v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc., et al. |
Docket no. | 01-1015 |
Citations | 537 U.S. 418 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | V Secret Catalogue v. Moseley, 54 U.S.P.Q.2d 1092 (W.D. Ky. 2000); affirmed, 259 F.3d 464 (6th Cir. 2001); cert. granted, 535 U.S. 985 (2002). |
Subsequent | 558 F. Supp. 2d 734 (W.D. Ky. 2008) (judgment for V Secret, Supreme Court decision superseded by statute); aff'd 605 F.3d 382 (6th Cir. 2010); cert. denied, 562 U.S. 1179 (2011); rehearing denied, 562 U.S. 1280 (2011). |
Holding | |
A claim of trademark dilution requires evidence of actual dilution, not merely a likelihood of dilution | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Kennedy |
Laws applied | |
Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, 1127 | |
Superseded by | |
Trademark Dilution Revision Act |
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