Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Affordable ways to enforce intellectual property. Thankfully, you can enforce intellectual property without spending your life savings. In fact, these options for intellectual property enforcement are quite affordable if you know how to take advantage of them. Does cheap IP enforcement exist?

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Larson & Larson

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

One of the fundamental things to note when it comes to intellectual property rights is that the IP holder bears the burden of enforcing their rights. for litigation. However, you can stop infringement through the following: Use a Cease and Desist Letter. How Can you Protect Your Intellectual Property?

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2023

International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a limited exclusion order (LEO) and cease and desist order against Apple, potentially barring the technology company from importing Apple Watches into the United States. On Thursday, October 26, the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2023

Prior to filing the complaint, Chipotle sent Sweetgreen a cease-and-desist letter asking the salad chain to drop the word “chipotle” from the name, which is the usual practice in trademark related lawsuits.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

What are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)? Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. WHY ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS? Why are Intellectual Property Rights Important for Startups?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Chegg sent a cease-and-desist letter to Homeworkify’s domain registrar, Namecheap, its proxy server, Cloudflare, and the email address associated with domain registration, but they have found nothing. (for Power Ventures, hiQ Labs, the ill-fated Southwest cases, and all the fancy new generative AI cases broadly fit into this category.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Introduction Trademarks are an important division of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as it considerably contributes in identification and promotion of a product. However every cease and desist notice served does not constitute trademark bullying and this depends on the fact and circumstance of each case.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The company filed a cease-and-desist letter in 2017 when Viacom first aired Floribama Shore in 2017. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama.

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IPilogue

JULY 5, 2022

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.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Why This Article Matters to You If your company has recently received a cease-and-desist letter or any form of legal threat related to using Meta Pixel or similar technology, this article should help you start to understand next steps. Their expertise can be the difference between a costly legal battle and a favorable resolution.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

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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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

From source code and graphics to unique characters, iconic environments and embedded music, online games are multilayered, content-rich creations whose intellectual property (IP) can easily be ripped off. Protect Your Game’s Intellectual Property How, then, to safeguard what you’ve worked so hard to create?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

There are several strategies for protecting your brand and your business ranging from quick and inexpensive actions such as cease and desist letters, to district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation. In addition, they may be liable for defective counterfeit products even if they did not manufacture them.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In broad terms, both defendants have agreed to permanently cease and desist from knowingly or intentionally performing any of the activities detailed in a comprehensive list. “Generally speaking, non-attorney litigants are less like to be victorious than those assisted by counsel. The image below contains a small sample.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

Dirk Visser of Leiden University moderated this discussion on non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and intellectual property (“IP”), which featured three speakers— Richard Lehv , Alexandra Giannopoulou , and Andres Guadamuz —who discussed different aspects of NFTs through their individual presentations. Dr. Andres Guadamuz.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At the time the Plaintiff claims Cardinal still owed them $1,011.462.21, which, according to the terms of the Design-Build Contract, meant the copyright license granted to Cardinal should have ceased. Continue reading

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

While you may get no answer to cease and desist letters, Colombian companies fear missing a conciliation hearing given a no show will generate a bad inference if the case goes to court. La entrada Infographic | Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy in a digital era in Colombia se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

“To the best of Appellants’ knowledge, they are the first actually to stand up to Bungie and seek a decision on the merits as to whether ‘cheating’ in computer games is unlawful in the absence of an actual violation of a recognized and existing intellectual property right, such a patents and copyrights,” they write.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

However, the process is quite challenging, and small mistakes can result in everything being disarranged, with regard to causing delays in the application, litigations, or even refusal of the application. References: World Intellectual Property Organization. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from [link] Intellectual Property India.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Copyright is a type of intellectual property rights. It contains a notice for cease and desist. The plaintiff may use it to show in the court proof that they had tried to avoid litigation. Such rights gives the owners/creators exclusive rights over their creations. The names of both parties.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

The appellate panel doesn’t need to decide that question; instead, it murkily says “Nor was it manifestly unjust to use a willful blindness standard because we have adopted that doctrine to show knowledge in other intellectual property cases.” But who thinks the plaintiff got a good outcome in court here?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. “This can include engaging in open discussions by way of cease-and-desist notices on pirate operators, ensuring that illegal enterprises are voluntarily shut down, and criminal referrals to international and local law enforcement agencies.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2024

Late last year, , the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it would issue a limited exclusion order (LEO) and cease and desist order (CDO) against Apple, Inc. prohibiting Apple from importing and selling its Apple Watch (Series 6 and 7) products in the United States.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 23, 2024

The company has also sent numerous cease and desist letters to similar businesses accusing them of trademark infringement and false advertising. Over the past few weeks, Novo Nordisk filed nine new lawsuits against small clinics, medical spas, and compounding pharmacies, alleging false advertising and trademark infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

Sonos filed a complaint with the ITC alleging certain Google audio players and controllers infringed the patents and the ITC agreed, issuing a limited exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order (CDO) preventing Google from marketing the infringing products in the United States.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

2003) (ruling that cease-and-desist letter sent by patentee into forum did not create personal jurisdiction for noninfringement declaratory judgment count). Only time will tell the minimum amount of cease-and-desist letter writing needed to establish the minimum contacts necessary for a declaratory judgment action.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2023

Last year, former GuestKat Jan Jacobi reported both the Warsaw District Court’s Referral to the CJEU and AG Rantos’ Opinion on the TB v Castorama Polska and Knor litigation (see IPKat posts here and here ). Article 4(a) refers to the ‘holders of intellectual property rights’ being entitled to apply for an Article 8 request.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Almost inevitably, the counterfeit products are of inferior quality and are sold leveraging your brand name, trademark, and intellectual property rights. Putting a cease and desist letter to a grey market seller on legal letterhead, threatening maximum damages, injunctions, and other severe consequences can sometimes shut them down.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Enforcing Copyright The traditional pre-litigation enforcement tool is a demand letter. Traditional Pre-Litigation Demand Letters Obviously, the stronger the identity of a right is explained in a demand letter the more likely the letter will have an effect. The copyright holder always has the option to initiate legal proceedings.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

The Court determined that neither the customer litigation, nor the cease and desist letters were sufficient to support jurisdiction, and even if they did, the court would exercise its discretion to decline jurisdiction.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] 3] However, patent litigation is but one potential use of this forum. What are the Benefits of Litigating at the ITC?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

While fans enjoy watching the games and filling out their brackets, the NCAA and its partners are hard at work protecting the intellectual property associated with this iconic event. As such, the NCAA takes great care to protect its intellectual property rights associated with the tournament.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 17, 2022

The standard applied by the German courts disregarded the aims of the Directive to ensure a high level of protection of intellectual property rights throughout the EU. In the event of a cease and desist letter, it is therefore becoming even more important to immediately set up a suitable defense strategy.

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