Arkansas Code Title 4. Business and Commercial Law § 4-71-218. Repeal of prior acts--Intent of act

(a)(1) This subchapter shall not affect any suit, proceeding, or appeal pending prior to August 1, 1997.

(b)(1) The intent of this subchapter 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,  1 as amended.

(2) To that end, the construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing this subchapter.