ANTIDISSECTION RULE
antidissection rule.Trademarks. A rule, applied in comparing potentially conflicting marks,
that requires that the marks be compared as a whole or as they are viewed by consumers in the
marketplace, not broken down into their component parts. • The antidissection rule does not A
preclude an analysis of the dominant and subordinate features of a mark to determine which
features make the most significant impression on consumers, but the mark must still be considered
in its entirety. See TOUT ENSEMBLE. [Cases: Trade Regulation 346.]
ANTIDUMPING LAW
antidumping law.A statute designed to protect domestic companies by preventing the sale of
foreign goods at less than fair value, as defined in the statute (for example, at a price below that of
the domestic market). See DUMPING. [Cases: Customs Duties 21.5. C.J.S. Customs Duties §§
135–152.] [Blacks Law 8th]