TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

In the summer of 2018, a report from anti-piracy company Irdeto examined the payment processing abilities of 400 pirate IPTV supplier sites. If media organizations threaten to vote with their feet against payment platforms that enable piracy, it’ll be fascinating to see who blinks first,” the report said. IPTV and Cryptocurrencies.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The AP reports that Disney could have some IP issues in a jurisdiction where, regrettably, I am not licensed to practice. The post One cease and desist letter I won’t be sending appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Or to breathe: Hamas militants have suspended a TV.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Baileys are also accused of improperly using RestoPros branding, phone numbers, and customer reviews for the new business, while failing to adhere to various terms of the franchise agreement, including payments and territorial restrictions.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Starting early this week, reports began to surface of a new anti-piracy campaign being carried out on behalf of Funimation, which last month completed the acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T for a cool $1.175 billion. AnimeGlare – Cease-and-Desist. Anti-Piracy Campaign Targets Pirate Apps.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Still fresh after obtaining a judgment worth more than half a billion dollars against an IPTV seller in May, DISH quickly filed a new lawsuit against the alleged operators of PrimeStreams, one of the most recognizable brands in the market. The complaint alleges that through his KTV brand, Everly was one such reseller.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This is generally done by giant corporations and brand names to survive the competition and swallow the small businesses for gains. The modus operandi of bullying and legal threats which are baseless by large entities gets initiated by serving a cease and desist notice which contains threats of instituting a trademark infringement suit.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Alpino, WIPO’s report on diversification and economic development, and the dispute between Samsung and its trade union over the use of “Samsung” in the Union’s name. SpicyIP Intern Deepali Vashist discusses the key aspects of this report and its observation on India. Super Cassettes Industries Private Ltd.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

If you need brand protection in Colombia, this information might be useful: Colombian Customs’ Authorities issue alerts by email. Create trademark alerts for your main brands, block them on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media. Training sessions in Colombia are still necessary.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah. In many similar cases the studios’ investigators have been able to find out the real identities of site owners and contact them directly with an order to cease and desist.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Our technology and internet lawyers are constantly contacted by Amazon sellers trying to protect their brand names and products on the Amazon marketplace. One of the most common brand protection issues involves gray market sellers and counterfeits on Amazon. There’s both good news and bad news.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 20, 2025

Sound recording licensing, Indiaa annual IP report, creative works as industrial design, and a lot more that has happened last week. Looking Beyond the Numbers: What does the 2023-24 IP India Annual Report Says on Patents? The 202324 IP India Annual Report was released on March 31, almost a year after the 2023-24 financial year ended.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Step 2: Enroll in Amazon Brand Registry Consider enrolling in Amazon Brand Registry if your trademark covers goods that can be sold on the e-commerce platform. Should you send a trademark cease-and-desist letter? Sending a trademark infringement cease-and-desist letter is a serious matter.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

COPYRIGHT Giovanni Maria Riccio and Fabiola Iraci Gambazza (E-Lex law firm) reported on the recent publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory entitled " Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content ", commissioned by the European Commission. Several cases were concluded without judgment.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2023

If we didn’t know better, we might conclude that ‘Cuevana’ is Spanish for ‘mole’ The popular streaming piracy brand first appeared on the radar in 2009 and anti-piracy forces have been trying to ‘whack’ it ever since. When the group reported that it took Cuevana offline two years ago, Cuevana3.io

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Five years ago , several of the world’s largest entertainment industry companies teamed up to create a brand new anti-piracy coalition. This also means that, in addition to the many reported successes, major setbacks may exist as well. It is certainly possible that some of these sites returned under new domains or brands.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

As our regular reports here on TF illustrate, no one can deny that the team is achieving those goals. The exact impact is hard to evaluate since ACE/MPA do not always publicly report all of their successes. Indeed, we report way more than they do but according to van Voorn, the North American market is being hit hard.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademark infringement is the nightmare that keeps big brands up at night. Imagine you’ve conjured up the hottest brand on the market – “Crispy Crunch Delights” , complete with a jazzy logo. ” They are selling what you sell, they are reaping the benefits of your brand, without doing any of the hard work. .”

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Losing control over you work is not only frustrating, it can damage your business or brand. If that outreach is unsuccessful, there are internal reporting and takedown mechanisms available on almost all of the different social media platforms. We have experience reporting infringement on social media platforms.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 11, 2024

I think you would agree with me that protecting a brand has become increasingly difficult in this digital era, where originality is becoming a thing of the past. So, how do you approach this issue when your brand is caught in the middle of it?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In addition, Ye wants all products and materials that reference his restaurant’s brand to be destroyed. 7NEWS Australia reported that Elkhouri removed all references alluding to a Kanye theme from his brand, including the logo, menu items, and a mural of the award-winning artist at the entrance.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Second, you can add your trademark registration to the Amazon brand registry. In certain circumstances, a cease-and-desist letter may accomplish your objectives. At the outset, you can report the infringing product listings using Amazon’s report infringement form.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Pandabuy impacted a large number of fashion brands. However, when Corsearch first identified it as a threat, most brands were not aware of the operation or too concerned by its activity. Other affected brands also started investigations, which gained momentum by November 2023.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Trademarks: Protect brand names, logos, and slogans. DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE PATENT LANDSCAPE REPORT Securing Your IP Rights Once you’ve identified your IP assets, the next step is to secure your rights through the appropriate legal channels: Patents: File patent applications with relevant patent offices.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Recently, tech brands Rario and Striker found themselves in a tussle over the exclusive right to use images and names of famous cricket players on their respective Online Fantasy Sports Platform. They further argued that they had issued a cease and desist notice on 6th November, 2020 to which no response was received.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Baby Forest Ayurveda Pvt Ltd has reaffirmed several critical legal standards in trademark infringement and redefined the “customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection” test considering the evolution of customer awareness and brand identities. However, in this case, the Court set out an additional evolved yardstick for the test.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

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. The judgment is available in almost every EU language bar English, so I report from a machine translation of the French version.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction. [5]

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. Ltd for disobeying the Palbociclib interim injunction. Check out the post for more details. Case: Louis Vuitton Malletier vs Capital General Store & Ors.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

Trade marks are typically associated with a brand and may include brand names, slogans and logos. The IP owner may wish to send cease and desist correspondence to both the NFT’s creator and the marketplace on which the NFT is listed. There have been no reports of NFTs themselves being successfully targeted by hackers.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Apple could argue transborder reputation, asserting that its brand’s recognition and reputation extend beyond national borders. Inherent Distinctiveness: The Apple logo and brand name are inherently distinctive due to their unique design and association with the company’s products, such as iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, etc.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The Plaintiff issued a cease and desist letter against the use of such marks and the Defendant agreed to settle the claim, but not to discontinue use of its erstwhile company name. Pharmacyclics LLC & Anr. vs Hetero Labs Limited & Ors. Relying on this, the defendant was able to obtain the impugned copyright registration.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Two years later, after signing a cease-and-desist order, Edge posted on social media that he would carry on regardless; he then went on to ignore multiple additional warnings. Shahid4u and Laroza Further action in Egypt last September led to the reported shutdown of Laroza and the arrests of two alleged operators.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Examples of trademark experts with this view include professors Rebecca Tushnet and Jennifer Rothman ; attorneys Megan Bannigan, David Bernstein, Timothy Cuffman , and Jon Jekel ; and news reporters from the New York Times ( Adam Liptak ) and Bloomberg ( Greg Stohr ).

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