Bill Text: NY S04107 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to remedies for trademark dilution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S04107 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S04107-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4107 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to remedies for dilution The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 360-l of the general business law, as added by 2 chapter 319 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 360-l. Injury to business reputation; dilution. Likelihood of injury 4 to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a 5 mark or trade name shall be a ground for injunctive relief in cases of 6 infringement of a mark registered or not registered or in cases of 7 unfair competition, notwithstanding the absence of competition between 8 the parties or the absence of confusion as to the source of goods or 9 services. The court, in its discretion, may enter judgment for an amount 10 three times such profits and damages and/or reasonable attorneys' fees 11 of the prevailing party. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02071-01-7
