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R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-12 (2026)

Injury to business reputation — Dilution

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2020 · leading case: Beacon Mut. Ins. v. Onebeacon Ins. Grp., 376 F.3d 8 (1st Cir. 2004).
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Beacon Mut. Ins. v. Onebeacon Ins. Grp., 376 F.3d 8 (1st Cir. 2004). · cites it 3× “§ 1125 (a); Count II alleged unfair competition under Rhode Island common law; Count III alleged service mark infringement under Rhode Island common law; and Count IV alleged trademark dilution under R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-12. OneBeacon removed the case to federal court and then…”
Miller Brewing Co. v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., 503 F. Supp. 896 (D.R.I. 1981). · cites it 4× “G.L. § 6-2-12. Since 1972, Miller has brewed and marketed a reduced calorie beer called LITE.”
Beacon Mut. Ins. v. OneBeacon Ins. Grp., 290 F. Supp. 2d 241 (D.R.I. 2003). · cites it 2× “State Dilution Claim R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-12 states: Injury to business reputation — Dilution.”
Wedgwood Homes, Inc. v. Lund, 659 P.2d 377 (Or. 1983). “107 (1981); RI Gen Laws § 6-2-12 (1982); Tenn Code Ann § 69-521 (1982) (repealed eff 1983).”
Sequin, LLC v. Kimberly Renk (D.R.I. 2020). · cites it 2× “§§ 1114 , 1125(a), Count III relies on the Rhode Island common law of trademark infringement, and Count IV is grounded on R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-12 (injunctive relief for dilution of mark).”
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