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Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

Patent Trademark Blog

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. Would it make sense to send them a trademark infringement letter.

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How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money

Patent Trademark Blog

Don’t even think about being cheap when it comes to trademark registration. Without a properly registered trademark, you’ll end up with fewer options and greater costs to enforce your limited trademark rights. So how can you enforce a registered trademark inexpensively?

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There are different types of patents that startups can apply for depending on their invention: Utility patents: These are the most common types of patents and cover new processes, machines, compositions of matter (such as chemical compounds), or improvements to existing ones.

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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

Patent and Trademark Office recognized that this distinctive glass store design sets Apple stores apart from other retail establishments. To comprehensively protect its store designs, Apple has also secured design patents for the glass panels of the building and the staircase design.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unlike copyright, a trademark must be registered in each country where you wish to have protection, although there are processes to make the registration in multiple countries easier. Trademark protects words, symbols, and slogans that identify products or services. Utility and Design Patents. Design patents.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Unlike copyright, trademarks are not automatic and must be registered in each country where you wish to have protection, although there are processes to make registration in multiple countries easier. Trademark protects words, symbols, and slogans that identify products or services. Utility and Design Patents.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

SpicyIP

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. In this case, the Plaintiff, who is the proprietor of the mark “Footlockers” since 1988, has not used it for 30 years.

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