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AB 1484 (2007) c. 711

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AB 1484, c. 711: Model State Trademark Law.  Repeals California’s Trademark Law and, instead, replace it with the Model State Trademark Law, making numerous changes, including:  (1) reducing the registration period from 10 to 5 years; (2) requiring applicants to state whether a similar mark has been registered in this state; (3) conforming dilution provisions to recent federal changes by adopting the "likely to dilute" standard; (4) stating that federal case law is persuasive authority; and (5) removing a the provision stating that a registration constitutes prima facie  evidence of the registrant's right to use the mark in California.