(765 ILCS 1036/90)
Sec. 90.
Time of taking effect; conflicts with prior Acts;
intent of Act. This Act shall not affect any application, suit, proceeding, or
appeal then pending on its effective date. Except in the case of an
application, suit, proceeding, or appeal pending on its effective date,
this Act shall control in any conflict between the provisions of this Act and
the provisions of any other Act relating to marks or any other Act that
conflicts with this Act. Any application, suit, proceeding, or appeal pending
at the time this Act takes effect shall continue under the law under which that
application, suit, or appeal was initiated until final determination.
The intent of this 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. To that end, the
construction given the federal Act shall be examined as persuasive
authority for interpreting and construing this Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-231, eff. 1-1-98.)
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