Section 8-12-17 Injury to business reputation or dilution of quality of mark grounds for injunctive relief.
Section 8-12-17
Injury to business reputation or dilution of quality of mark grounds for injunctive relief.
Likelihood of injury to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a mark registered under this article, or a mark valid at common law, including a trade name valid at common law, shall be a ground for injunctive relief notwithstanding the absence of competition between the parties or the absence of confusion as to the source of goods or services.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-166, p. 236, §12; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-924, p. 526, §1.)