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Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Roshan Santhalia ruminating on the question of whether a cease-and-desist notice before instituting a trademark or copyright infringement suit should be issued or not. Cease and desist by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 He completed his B.A.

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YTS Breaks Unique Settlement Agreement by Uploading Pirated Films

TorrentFreak

In some cases these shutdowns are easy, only requiring a cease and desist order to be delivered to the owner’s home address. YTS Lawsuits and Settlements As one of the most iconic piracy brands, YTS.mx In a very pragmatic sense, the settlement was a great deal for the movie companies. has also been targeted in court.

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3 Count: Polar Thawing

Plagiarism Today

However, both sides have now reached a settlement, bringing the case to a close before that happens. He has sent several cease and desist letters regarding the issue but Le Tegre have opted to file the lawsuit proactively, beating Mann to the legal punch.

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Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

TorrentFreak

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. It later disappeared. Tusa was personally served with the Motion.

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Recent SEC Order Reiterates Need for Affirmative Whistleblower Exclusion

Trading Secrets

To resolve the investigation, Brinks agreed to: Pay $400,000 as a civil monetary penalty; Cease and desist from any further violations of Exchange Rule 21F-17(a); Insert the following language into its non-disclosure agreements: “ Protected Rights.

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AimJunkies Maintain That Cheating is Legal, Appeals Bungie’s $4.3 Million Arbitration Award

TorrentFreak

Bungie previously won several lawsuits against cheaters, either by default or through confidential settlements, but AimJunkies assigns little value to these achievements. AimJunkies stresses that, after Bungie sent a cease and desist letter in 2021, it removed the contested software from its platform.

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Trademark Infringement 101: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Brand 

Corsearch

Even with innocent intentions, these trademark violations can attract legal eagles faster than you can say, “cease and desist.” After The North Face sued for trademark infringement, claiming customer confusion, the two parties reached a settlement. Spoiler alert: It didn’t. The outcome?