ANTIDILUTION ACT

antidilution act.Trademarks. A statute  prohibiting actions that are likely  to  lessen,  diminish,

or erode a famous mark’s capacity to identify and distinguish goods and services, without regard

to  whether  the  action  creates  a  likelihood  of  confusion,  mistake,  or  deception.  •  The  Federal

Trademark Dilution Act provides relief against another’s commercial use of a mark or tradename

that  dilutes  the  distinctive  quality  of  a  famous  mark.  More  than  half  the  states  also  have

antidilution  statutes,  which  are  based  on  the  International  Trademark  Association’s  1964  Model

State  Trademark  Bill. —  Also  termed  antidilution  statute.  [Cases:  Trade  Regulation    366.C.J.S.

Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 79.]