Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-518 (2026)
Intent of act
✓ current as of May 2026
The intent of this part 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. To that end, the construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing this part.
Acts 2000, ch. 671, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2022–2026 · leading case: Kremer v. Reddit, Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2022).
Kremer v. Reddit, Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2022). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-518 . Regardless, Magistrate Judge Newbern acknowledged Kremer’s state law trademark claim and discussed it at length.”
Cavalry Brokerage, Inc. v. Jones (TV3) (E.D. Tenn. 2025). “14, 2022) (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-518 ). “To that end, the construction given the federal act should be persuasive authority for interpreting and construing” the Trademark Act.”
Kremer v. Reddit, Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2022). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-518 . The Trademark Act stipulates that cases interpreting the Lanham Act are persuasive authority for use in interpreting the Trademark Act.”
Jasmine, LLC v. Jasmine Asian Cuisine, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-518 . Both parties have agreed that the proper analysis in determining venue in the present case is to draw upon the federal Lanham Act and cases addressing venue under the federal Lanham Act to determine where venue is appropriate.”
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