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Trademark Law

Treatises

Trademark Law Treatises

General

Gilson on Trademarks (Lexis) Comprehensive discussion of U.S. trademark law.

McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition (Westlaw) A top treatise on trademarks and related rights with many federal opinion citations.

Specific Trademark Topics

Trademark Registration Practice (Westlaw) Detailed discussion of the steps and process required to register a mark at both the state and federal levels.

False Advertising and the Lanham Act (Lexis) In-depth coverage of false advertising claims under Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act.

Trademarks Throughout The World (Westlaw) Summaries of the trademark laws of over 200 countries and jurisdictions.

Horwitz on World Trademark Law (Lexis) Comprehensive coverage of trademark in 35 countries, with summary coverage of an additional 100.

Trade Dress Protection (Westlaw) A treatise discussing all areas of trade dress, including its differences and similarities with trademark.

Historical Resources

For electronic copies of historical treatises, please see Eighteenth Century Collections Online (1701-1800) and Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises (1800-1926).