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In 2017, the BGH once more issued a ruling on Section 95a UrhG in relation to the Nintendo DS games console. Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements. The infringement at trial was a photo of a sportscar illegally used on the internet for advertising purposes. Claim for information.
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Raising objections to the misuse of one’s trademark by way of sending cease and desist notices, initiating action for passing off or infringement, etc. Giving proper notice of a registered trademark to consumers by using either the letter R enclosed within a circle – ® or using ‘TM’ for an unregistered mark.
Few opponents prefer to jump straight into court action, with oppositions typically the preference when a cease and desist letter fails to get the right reaction. This included evidence that advertising campaigns for the defendant’s product led to increased sales of the claimant’s product.
Nor was there any evidence of advertising. 124 USPQ2d 1028, 1035 (TTAB 2017) (“It is well-settled that use of a mark by a licensee inures to the benefit of the trademark owner.”); Quality Candy Shoppes/Buddy Squirrel of Wisc., See Moreno v. Pro Boxing Supplies, Inc. , Grande Foods , 90 USPQ2d at 1392.
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