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If students are unable to attend class, as soon as. You can get this code from any reference librarian or at the circulation desk. We pay great attention to the relationship of trademark and unfair competition law with the other areas of intellectual property law. Most important, even if a trademark is not federally registered, it may still be enforceable under 43a of the lanham act, which creates a federal cause of action for trademark infringement.
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