ISSUE:
Does trademark dilution by blurring occur under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 where a famous and distinctive mark is parodied, but the mark is only mimicked and not actually used?
RULE:
Trademark Dilution gives the owner of a well-known trademark the right to prevent others from using the mark in a way that would decrease its distinctiveness.
Trademark dilution by blurring does not occur under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 where a famous and distinctive mark is parodied, but the mark is only mimicked and not actually used.