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The '''Lanham Act''' was enacted by [[Congress]] in 1946 to promote "the distinguishability of goods and services for the protection of the public as well as of businesses" and to protect the goodwill of businesses and their investment of "energy, time, and money" from the "misappropriation by pirates and cheats."<ref>S. Rep. No. 79-1333.</ref>
The Lanham Act protects a variety of intellectual property, from trade name to trade dress. Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act protects many trade dress characteristics:<ref>15 U.S.C. 1125(a)(1) (1994).</ref>
Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any false designation of origin, false or misleading description of fact, or false or misleading representation of fact, which ... is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with another person, or as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of his or her goods, services, or commercial activities by another person ... shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is or is likely to be damaged by such act.
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