Likelihood of injury to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a mark registered under this chapter or a mark valid at common law or a trade name valid at common law shall be a ground for injunctive relief notwithstanding the absence of competition between the parties or the absence of confusion as to the source of goods or services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-12
Injury to business reputation — Dilution
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Allied Maintenance Corp. v. Allied Mechanical Trades, Inc. (1977)
Most recently applied in Beacon Mutual Insurance Company v. Onebeacon Insurance Group (July 2004)
P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.
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Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.