[A2k] McCarthy: Using Other's Trademarks, Oct 25

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American University Washington College of Law's

Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

Presents



The Third Annual

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property

featuring



PROFESSOR J. THOMAS MCCARTHY

Author, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition

on



Using Other People's Trademarks



Thursday, October 25, 2007

5:00 pm Reception | 6:00 pm Lecture

American University Washington College of Law

4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Room 603

Washington, DC 20016



Webcast: www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/webcast.cfm

RSVP: www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/finneganlecture.cfm

iplecture@wcl.american.edu

(202) 274-4157

Synopsis:

Ordinary people, as well as businesses and entrepreneurs, use other
people's trademarks all the time - legally. But perceptions are skewed
by continual emphasis on the power of intellectual property rights
owners to exclude, rather than on people's rights to use another's
trademarks. But clients ask lawyers every day: "Can I use this mark in
this way?" Professor McCarthy will discuss the various ways that those
other than the trademark owner can make proper and legal use of
another's marks. This involves looking at categories like non-confusing
uses, fair uses and uses which do not dilute a famous mark.

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Biography:

J. Thomas McCarthy is a Senior Professor at the University of San
Francisco School of Law, and author of the seven-volume treatise
"Trademarks and Unfair Competition."