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

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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. His predominant areas of practise are Arbitration, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws.

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(SpicyIP Tidbit) “Horn OK Please” Copyright Dispute: BHC Grants Interim Injunction Against the Venue Owner SAI, Leaving Questions About the Organizers Unaddressed.

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It was submitted that despite the PPL’s multiple cease and desist notices, SAI neither responded to its notices nor addressed the alleged infringement. This is not the first time a government body has found itself on the wrong side of intellectual property law. In Anand Patwardhan v.

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[Guest Post] Book Review: Transboundary Heritage and Intellectual Property Law: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

The IPKat

This book review of “ Transboundary Heritage and Intellectual Property Law: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage ”, by Patricia Covarrubia (Editor), is kindly provided by Katfriend Felicia Caponigri (Founder of Fashion by Felicia and Visiting Scholar at Chicago-Kent College of Law). 116, 120).

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Delta Faucet Fights Back: Lawsuit Against Amazon Storefront Targets Unauthorized Sales, Trademark Violations and Brand Damage

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Despite receiving cease-and-desist letters, the defendants reportedly continued to sell non-genuine products. Delta contends that the defendants’ sales of defective or subpar goods resulted in negative reviews, consumer confusion, and damage to Deltas reputation.

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RestoPros Files Lawsuit for Trademark Infringement and Breach of Agreement in Restoration and Remediation Dispute.

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Despite multiple cease-and-desist requests, the Defendants reportedly ignored RestoPros attempts to settle the matter outside of court. RestoPros is seeking damages for breach of contract, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone.

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Who Wins in the Battle of Vogue, the magazine, (David) versus Vogue, the pub (Goliath)?

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In a cease and desist letter sent to the pub at the beginning of May 2022, Conde Nast threated to sue the pub over its name, stating that Condé Nast is the proprietor of the Vogue mark. Vogue, the village pub, has existed for approximately 200 years and Vogue, the magazine, has only existed for about 130 years.