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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 8:47 pm
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Originally Posted by essxjay
Eminent Domain, Citizen.

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According to the circuit court decision I read, the Lanham Act, which includes the trademark laws, does not apply to the federal goverment. Eminent Domain, or the aquisition or use of another's property under the Takings Clause, would thus not apply. Under this reasoning, to the extent that a trademark is a property right, it is legally defined not to include rights against the federal goverment.
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