Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 16.001 — DEFINITIONS
BC § 16.001Title 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES · Ch. 16. TRADEMARKS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on sourceIn this chapter:
(1)"Applicant" means a person applying for registration of a mark under this chapter. The term includes the person's legal representative, successor, and assignee.
(2)"Dilution" means dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment, without regard to the presence or absence of:
(A)competition between the owner of a famous mark and another person;
(B)actual or likely confusion, mistake, or deception; or
(C)actual economic harm.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.