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effectively eliminated the presumption of irreparable harm even after a finding of trademark infringement . The TM Act entitles a plaintiff seeking a permanent injunction to a rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm if the court finds violations of the Lanham Act . If a plaintiff is seeking a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order , and the court finds a likelihood of success on the merits , a plaintiff is entitled to the same rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm . n
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Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 , H . R . 6196 , 116th Cong . ( 2020 ), available at https :// www . congress . gov / bill / 116th-congress / house-bill / 6196 / text ( last visited Jan . 29 , 2021 ).
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Consolidated Appropriations Act , 2021 , H . R . 133 , 116th Cong . ( 2020 ), available at https :// www . congress . gov / bill / 116th-congress / house-bill / 133 ? q = % 7B % 22search % 22 % 3A % 5B % 22hr13 3 % 22 % 5D % 7D & r = 2 & s = 1 ( last visited Jan . 29 , 2021 ).
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15 U . S . C . §§ 1051 et . seq .
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Counterfeits and Cluttering : Emerging Threats to the Integrity of the Trademark System and the Impact on American Consumers and Businesses , Hearing on H . R . 6196 Before the Subcomm . on Courts , Intellectual Property , and Internet Comm . on the Judiciary , 116th Cong . ( 2019 ) ( statement of Mary Denison , Commissioner for Trademarks ) available at https :// www . uspto . gov / about-us / news-updates / statementcommissioner-trademarks-mary-boneydenison-united-states-house ( last visited Jan . 29 , 2021 ).
5 eBay Inc . v . MercExchange , LLC , 547 U . S . 388 ( 2006 ). as part of its monthly virtual membership series on December 15 , hcBa members had the
privilege of hearing Dori foster-Morales , the president of the florida Bar , discuss the state of the florida Bar and its programs . We appreciate foster-Morales for joining us at this special event , and providing us an update .
Valeria Obi
Paige Greenlee
Dori Foster-Morales , President TFB
Scott Gault , Bank of Tampa
HCBA also would like to say a special thank you to �e Bank of Tampa for sponsoring this event .
Dori Foster-Morales , President TFB
Scott Gault , Bank of Tampa
Valeria Obi
Paige Greenlee
Author : Elana Greenway Faniel – Greenway Law Firm P . A .
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