IP Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

The path to stopping infringement of your Intellectual Property (IP) rights begins with two key questions: "Should I send a cease and desist letter?" and "Is a cease and desist letter enforceable?".

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In this episode, Ben , Russell and I discuss what to do when you receive a cease and desist letter , including how to prepare for it and how to respond to it. Fairly Competing, Episode 15: Cease and Desist Letters. So, come join us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

When compared to a mailed cease-and-desist notice, similar documents served in person are designed to have a personal impact, and are often credited with presenting a tangible reality more likely to yield results. Acting on behalf of members Toei Animation Co., and Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.,

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

Targeting homes in Alcester, Solihull, and Birmingham, investigators and police officers served so-called ‘cease-and-desist’ notices requiring suspects to cease any illegal activity with immediate effect, or face more serious consequences. Cease-and-Desist Notices Are More Common in Fraud Cases.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The intellectual property (IP) of your business has value. IP can take several forms, including patent and trademark registrations, or intellectual property rights arising from common law, such as trade secrets, confidential information, or unregistered trademarks. By: Smart & Biggar

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of the posts on the DHC’s decision regarding consumer confusion in “Hush Products”, US antitrust case against numerous publishing houses, strategy to register trademarks in grayscale, and DHC’s decision on claim amendments.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Intellectual property (IP) is a vital asset for any corporation, especially when it involves a groundbreaking technology that could shape the future of the industry. Crafting a strategic IP plan for a single technology requires meticulous planning, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of both legal and market landscapes.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

inventors) to send cease and desist letters, file complaints in federal district court, and at times endure patent litigation to its completion. Recovering money from users of technology requires movement on the part of inventors of technology. All of these movements require the inventor to possess a patent.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

I’ve made a career here of tut-tutting the impolitic and brand-negating utterance of baseless cease and desist and other threatening letters based on IP infringement, including this recent post about. The post The unbearable dumbness of threatening appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JULY 14, 2022

A cease and desist letter is typically the most cost-effective option, but in some cases a particularly egregious or blatant instance of trademark infringement can call for initiating a lawsuit. In any scenario, the optimal first move is to try a cease and desist letter. The infringer ceasing use of your trademark?

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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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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

We say goodbye to 2021 with the most interesting posts and articles from the surrounding IP blogs of the past week! Creator Mason Rothschild revealed in an open letter to Hermès, which he posted on his Instagram account on December 22, that he received a cease-and-desist letter from the French luxury goods brand.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Formerly published as Sykes: Intellectual Property in Designs, this is a substantially revised and updated new edition which aims to provide a comprehensive but practical reference source for the various IP rights protecting designs, with a focus on the United Kingdom.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

However, after hiring three professional athletes, including Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, to appear in a new advertisement, the NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to Dimopoulos accusing the firm of unauthorized use of the Raiders’ marks. The Dimopoulos Law Firm alleges that the NFL’s cease-and-desist letter is unfounded.

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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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The IPKat

JUNE 30, 2022

In IP infringement cases, the compensation of extrajudicial/out-of-court costs is a tricky subject. It is not uncommon that the infringing party may be willing to cease the infringement, but unwilling to compensate all the legal costs claimed. Koch Media is the rights owner of a computer game which is sold in Germany.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The modus operandi of bullying and legal threats which are baseless by large entities gets initiated by serving a cease and desist notice which contains threats of instituting a trademark infringement suit. Further the defendants were also restrained from issuing any other baseless threats. [3]

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether you are a startup founder, an entrepreneur, or an IP professional, knowledge of these areas can save you time and resources. If you do find any infringement, have the means at your disposal to deal with it-be it through negotiation, cease-and-desist letters, or the courts. How to File a Trademark Application.

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Nelligan Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One morning you open your email and there is a scary “Cease and Desist” letter in your inbox. The lawyer that has sent the letter alleges you have infringed on their client’s rights and are demanding that you cease using the trademark immediately or else. Our IP Team would be pleased to discuss the trademark process with you.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. The fraudsters likely used fake data, but Google may also have IP-addresses, linked YouTube accounts, and other metadata that could prove useful. In addition, YTMP3.nu

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When seeing similar trademarks or trade dress employed by a third party, companies often immediately react with a demand letter requiring the target to “immediately cease and desist” its use of the IP and threatening litigation for the target's failure to do so. Such letters are often ill-advised.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

The host provider for the content of these internet services was based in Sweden and did not react to cease-and-desist letters from the plaintiffs. 7(4) German Teleservices Act allows blocking orders, but only under the condition that there is no other way for the IP owner to stop the infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Sending a cease-and-desist letter or a formal demand notice before filing an Amazon takedown request can increase the likelihood of success. Step 5: Escalate to Cease and Desist and Potential Legal Action For persistent offenders, a cease-and-desist letter is necessary.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 10, 2024

In a world propelled by innovation and technology, the evolving nature of intellectual property (IP) law and the interconnectedness of global markets often lead to disputes and legal quandaries.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 26, 2022

A California e-liquid company and another firm settled claims over the use of "BOLT," including claims about a cease-and-desist warning sent to a distributor.

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IP Law 360

JULY 25, 2022

A Canadian engineering firm can't countersue an Ohio-based agricultural device manufacturer for sending cease-and-desist letters that accused it of trade secret theft related to designs for a cannabis trimmer, a federal judge has ruled, citing the First Amendment.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2024

Male grooming company Manspot is asking an Illinois federal court to step in and declare that it is not infringing the trademark of a similarly named rival that recently delivered a cease-and-desist order.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2023

The holder of the trademark on Puff Labs Stix nicotine vapes is suing rivals in California federal court claiming they are infringing on its Puff brand marks and confusing consumers, adding that the competitors have sent it meritless cease-and-desist letters.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The company prohibits third-party services from downloading YouTube content and is actively blocking the IP addresses of known offenders. Over the years, YouTube’s legal team has regularly approached operators of stream-ripping services with cease and desist notices. YouTube isn’t sitting still either.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Things like IP addresses, domain details, hosting companies and payment processor accounts all play important roles but of them all, real-life names and physical addresses are considered investigation gold. There are lots of pieces of information that can help anti-piracy groups form a strategy to deal with an infringing site or service.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Delhi High Court’s order in Dabur v. Other IP Developments Bombay High Court temporarily restrains “Jhampa” from infringing “Campa”‘s trademarks. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 22, 2022

International Trade Commission on Thursday upheld a finding that Apple Watches with an app that measures heartbeats infringe two patents, but it will hold off on enforcing a cease-and-desist ban until the resolution of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that determined the patents covering that heartbeat measuring technology are not actually valid (..)

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 15, 2024

with a cease-and-desist letter claiming that the artificial intelligence startup is unlawfully using its copyrighted news content, while Perplexity contends that its AI search engine is lawfully indexing web pages and surfacing facts as citations. The New York Times has hit Perplexity AI Inc.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the JioHotstar domain name dispute and DHC’s order on the Complan disparagement dispute. Other IP Developments Biodiversity Rules 2024 notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Anything we are missing out on?

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