Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Why send a cease-and-desist letter? On its surface, a cease-and-desist letter seems like a less expensive way to enforce intellectual property rights. Perhaps you might want to send them a C&D letter to get them to respect your patents. In declaratory judgment litigation, the positions are reversed.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

You cannot simply compare the visual appearance of a product to the patent drawings and conclude that there is infringement because they all look similar. We are not talking about design patent infringement. Of course, patent owners have always had the option of sending cease-and-desist letters.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

If your product has unique aesthetic features that are nonfunctional, file a design patent application. When the novelty of your concept includes a combination of functional and nonfunctional features, it may make sense to file both utility and design patents. See utility patent costs here and design patent costs here.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Finally, there are several inexpensive alternatives to trademark litigation. In certain circumstances, a cease-and-desist letter may accomplish your objectives. In other words, the accused infringer may try to force you litigate in their home state if they sense that you will sue them in your preferred location.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

How do you defend a patent infringement claim? Accusations of patent infringement should be taken seriously. Whether they are asserted in the form of cease-and-desist letter or an Amazon patent violation, an accused infringer needs to gauge the seriousness of the problem. Are your patent claims invalid?

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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

Design patent filing – U.S. and abroad: If you have a character with a distinctive shape, consider filing for design patents to give you a broader IP portfolio to enforce. Infringement litigation: Engage litigation counsel to act decisively and recover damages for egregious infringers by using the court system.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Later that year, the plaintiff had terminated the distributor agreement, informed the defendant of its extant rights, and also issued a cease-and-desist notice. The plaintiff claimed that the cause of action arose multiple times, beginning in July/August 2022 when it first became aware of the alleged infringement.

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