This chapter shall not affect any suit, proceeding, or appeal pending on January 1, 2008.
Model State Trademark LawMiscellaneous
Section § 14270
This law says that any legal case, process, or appeal that was ongoing as of January 1, 2008, is not influenced or changed by the rules in this chapter.
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Section § 14272
This law is about creating a state system for registering and protecting trademarks that is very similar to the federal system. When interpreting this state law, looking at how the federal trademark law is understood can help, even though it doesn't have to be followed exactly.
The intent of this chapter is to provide a system of state trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051 et seq.), as amended. To that end, the construction given the federal act should be examined as nonbinding authority for interpreting and construing this chapter.
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