BUL 3310: Intellectual Property and
Trademark Law: Exam 3 Review 2026
Questions and Answers
Trademark - Correct answer-Distinctive mark, motto, device, or implement that a
manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods it produces so that
they can be identified on the market and their origins made known.
Essentially, a trademark is a... - Correct answer-source indicator and must be
distinctive.
Trademarks have to be registered at... - Correct answer-the federal level
Lanham Act - Correct answer-Protects integrity trademarks at the federal statutory
level.
Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 - Correct answer-Protects "distinctive" or
"famous" trademarks and allows trademark owners to bring suit in federal court
against unauthorized uses of an identical or similar mark.
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, In 2006, Congress further amended the law by passage of the Trademark Dilution
Revision Act (TDRA).
Under the TDRA, a plaintiff must prove the following: - Correct answer-1) The
plaintiff owns a famous mark that is distinctive
2) The defendant has begun using a mark in commerce that allegedly is diluting the
famous mark
3) The similarity between the defendant's mark and the famous mark gives rise to
an association between the marks
4) The association is likely to impair the distinctiveness of the famous mark or
harm its reputation.
Starbucks Corp. v. Lundberg, 2005 WL 3183858 (D. Or. 2005) - Correct answer-
Coffee shop owner in Oregon operated a business called "Sambuck's Coffeehouse."
Starbucks Corporation filed a lawsuit against the owner of Sambuck's alleging
trademark dilution. The Federal District Court for the District of Oregon held in
favor of Starbuck's because it created confusion for consumers.
Trademarks are not only protected by the actual mark, but also... - Correct answer-
anything similar to the trademark
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Trademark Law: Exam 3 Review 2026
Questions and Answers
Trademark - Correct answer-Distinctive mark, motto, device, or implement that a
manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods it produces so that
they can be identified on the market and their origins made known.
Essentially, a trademark is a... - Correct answer-source indicator and must be
distinctive.
Trademarks have to be registered at... - Correct answer-the federal level
Lanham Act - Correct answer-Protects integrity trademarks at the federal statutory
level.
Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 - Correct answer-Protects "distinctive" or
"famous" trademarks and allows trademark owners to bring suit in federal court
against unauthorized uses of an identical or similar mark.
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, In 2006, Congress further amended the law by passage of the Trademark Dilution
Revision Act (TDRA).
Under the TDRA, a plaintiff must prove the following: - Correct answer-1) The
plaintiff owns a famous mark that is distinctive
2) The defendant has begun using a mark in commerce that allegedly is diluting the
famous mark
3) The similarity between the defendant's mark and the famous mark gives rise to
an association between the marks
4) The association is likely to impair the distinctiveness of the famous mark or
harm its reputation.
Starbucks Corp. v. Lundberg, 2005 WL 3183858 (D. Or. 2005) - Correct answer-
Coffee shop owner in Oregon operated a business called "Sambuck's Coffeehouse."
Starbucks Corporation filed a lawsuit against the owner of Sambuck's alleging
trademark dilution. The Federal District Court for the District of Oregon held in
favor of Starbuck's because it created confusion for consumers.
Trademarks are not only protected by the actual mark, but also... - Correct answer-
anything similar to the trademark
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