IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

An Atlanta-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain has sued an Ohio food truck in federal court to make it stop using the name Twisted Taco on branding and social media, alleging the small business has infringed its trademark for years and ignored cease-and-desist letters.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

On January 9th, American Airlines sent TPG a cease-and-desist letter. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The complaint alleges that Everly acquired the Firestick Steve customer database from someone who had already received cease-and-desist notices from DISH, which may explain why they were keen to pass former users over. Not even a cease-and-desist convinced him to stop. So what happened to Firestick Steve?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Before you spend time and money marketing under that business name, you need to make sure it is legally a great name, one you can feel confident in using without running into an unexpected cease and desist request or trademark infringement litigation and the potential catastrophe of forced rebranding on a short time scale.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Back in March 2021, Perfect Moment posted social media photos showing influencers posing in Perfect Moment apparel, with recognizable buildings, ski lifts, and trails of the ASC resorts in the background. After a cease & desist letter, Perfect Moment removed some but not all of the photos.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 9, 2021

Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. Of course, as part of this process, they ordered new menus, hung a new sign, and poured quite a bit of money, time, and energy into this new venture. Second, there’s the cost of time.

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KMK Blog

AUGUST 21, 2018

As a result, companies will send “cease and desist” letters to enforce and protect their marks. Once a company owns a trademark, it must police the mark for unauthorized use, or risk losing its rights. At times, however, legal rights are only one consideration.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

They first called out Bernstein on their Instagram stories and privately sent her and We Wore What a cease and desist letter in August 2020. TGE claimed Bernstein copied their signature pattern of nude female silhouette line drawings, which had been printed on their tissue paper since the store’s inception in 2016.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

Create trademark alerts for your main brands, block them on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media. Request verification of your account from social media. Authorities are always curious about your products. Create local accounts in Colombia to connect with local consumers.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

In December 2022, Morlos sent a cease-and-desist letter to St. Morlos found that the school had indeed left hundreds of his photos on their website, and, beyond that, various school employees and administration had used his pictures in their social media accounts, which was never permitted in Morlos' contract.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In 2017 and 2018, its lawyers wrote to them several times, demanding that they cease and desist. In order to function, EngineOwning uses a number of services including internet service providers, payment providers and social media websites. Activision Subpoenas… Everything.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

Further, using legal assistance and adopting traditional enforcement strategies like a cease and desist notice may also help enforce trademark rights. On social media, companies should take time to get to know these sites in order to understand how to improve their brand protection.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

These details aren’t provided in the complaint, nor does the complaint mention any prior communication with the defendant, such and cease-and-desist notices, that type of thing. ” Moy allegedly alerted resellers to legal actions against other streaming services and offered advice on how best to acquire their customers.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. The social media platform would then notify the copyright violator, usually by forwarding the letter they have received.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Cease & Desist Notice – If you are dealing with a repeat squatter, sending a cease & desist notice might probably do the trick. Considering this, it is good to know the actual extent of use of the infringing mark based on which you will be able to strategize your further actions more appropriately.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others. More challenges to license or franchise the brand. Reduced brand credibility. Missed opportunities to stop cybersquatters.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

io but active on hundreds of forums, websites and social media accounts. ” The joint request also calls for a permanent injunction to ensure that Wesam and Ahmad permanently cease and desist from being involved in Ring-1’s operations in every conceivable way.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The dispute raised questions about a long-debated issue, namely the unauthorized use of images first posted on Instagram and other social media platforms (particularly in light of social media platforms' terms and conditions that allow authors to grant an implied license to repost their works on the platform).

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

As part of the order, JPM agreed to pay an $18 million file and to cease and desist from any further violations of Rule 21f-17(a). In recent consent orders, the SEC normally included a notification requirement and obligation to revise non-compliant agreements.

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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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. According to the complaint filed in a California court, Tusa is well known to the plaintiffs. A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

As part of the order, JPM agreed to pay an $18 million file and to cease and desist from any further violations of Rule 21f-17(a). In recent consent orders, the SEC normally included a notification requirement and obligation to revise non-compliant agreements.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Consequently, the Supreme Court has confirmed the previous judgment by the Madrid Appellate Court, which was appealed by the sponsor of the festival, ordering it to pay compensation of 20,000 euros, and to partially publish the judgment in a media outlet in print and on two social media outlets. The Supreme Court’s opinion.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

The service was marketed and sold to users via these domains and through social media platforms. The complaint states that around September 24, 2021, the defendants were notified that their service violates federal laws and told to cease and desist. PrimeStreams Ignored Warning. The decision could prove costly.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

DISH went to some lengths to try and close Universe down including sending cease-and-desist letters directly to the platform and more than a dozen to CDN networks associated with the service. This proved fruitless, however, since Universe simply shifted to new locations and different providers.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark. Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 1 Imagine you’ve been using your business name, logo, or slogan for several years, building a good base of local customers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

For example, the most aggressive companies in pursuing web-scraping litigation are the social media companies. And while their terms of use provide the social media companies a license to use that user-generated content, it is their users who typically have a copyright interest in their content.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

However, it usually leads to cease & desist notices, take down notices on social media platforms and may even escalate to lawsuit if the owners initiate one against you. What are the legal implications if a song remix is created in violation of the above rules?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As usual in these types of cases, Ryanair sent cease-and-desist letters to Booking telling it to stop. Power Ventures was a platform that attempted to enable users to manage all their social media accounts from one platform. Needless to say, it didn’t stop. hiQ Labs II at 43.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“We continue to expand our impact through voluntary agreements with domain registries and registrars, fast-track procedures with social media companies, ad companies, payment processors, online marketplaces, etc., all over the globe. So, we work with all parties in the internet ecosystem,” Van Voorn says.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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