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May 09, 2007
Utah Trademark Protection Act Updates (from BNA)
By Eric Goldman
As I previously reported, Utah legislators met with industry representatives to discuss the Utah Trademark Protection Act on April 25. BNA [BNA subscription required] provides a fresh update on developments since the April 25 meeting. According to the BNA article:
the governor has directed the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code in the state Department of Commerce to hold off on implementing the law "for at least a couple of months" while changes to the legislation are considered....If an agreement is reached soon, changes could be enacted during a special session likely to occur this summer.
I like the way that Paul Rogers, a lobbyist for some of the technology companies, summarized his take-away from the April 25 meeting:
"I don't think they had thought it through, in terms of how it will affect the consumers' interests," he said. "We told them we're not going to comply--we're going to sue. They said, 'Don't sue--we get it, we've gone too far. Let us see if we can fix it or repeal it.' "
Personally, I recommend option #2.
Posted by Eric at May 9, 2007 09:57 AM | Adware/Spyware , Domain Names , Search Engines , Trademark
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