The purpose of the Trademark Act is to provide a system of state trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended. It is the intent that the construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing the Trademark Act.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 197, § 2.
Cross references. — For the federal Trademark Act of 1946, see 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.
Scope of the article. — Article 3B lacks any provision expressly retaining common-law trademark rights. It is thus likely that trademark infringement claims must be based on trademarks recognized under federal trademark law or the New Mexico Trademark Act. To the extent that such a claim exists, however, it is likely to have the same elements as a claim of trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. Guidance Endodontics, LLC v. Dentsply Int'l, Inc., 708 F.Supp.2d 1209 (D.N.M. 2010).
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