Golden Gate University Law Review
Abstract
In a matter of first impression, the United Sates Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Blockbuster Videos, Inc. v. City of Tempe, considered whether section 1121(b) of the Lanham Act preempts a municipality's authority to require the alteration of a federally registered trademark. Based on the plain language of the statute, the court held that a local entity may not require the alteration of a trademark to enforce a zoning ordinance, though it may prohibit the display of the trademark.
Recommended Citation
Mary L. Shapiro,
Intellectual Property Law - Blockbuster Videos Inc. v. City of Tempe, 29 Golden Gate U. L. Rev.
(1999).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol29/iss1/14