The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2022

Under article 8(1) of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information. TB alleged that Castorama Polska sold exact and near identical copies of the images, which had been supplied to them by Knor. One image is depicted below.

Intellectual Property 97

Intellectual Property Cease and Desist IP Copyright 97

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.”

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Trademark Cease and Desist 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 113

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The defendant in that case had offered adapters for sale which enabled Nintendo games, that had been produced by third parties in circumvention of copy protection measures and downloaded from the internet, to be used on the Nintendo games console. Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements.

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Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98