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Kanye’s Got Beef With an Aussie Burger Joint

LexBlog IP

.” Ye claims the hamburger restaurant, located in Ivanhoe (a suburb of Melbourne), continues to have food on its menu named after the artist’s 2004 album and says neither his store nor products are approved for use by Ye. ”, intellectual property law expert, Ben Hopper told 7NEWS.

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Energy Beverages Sued Indiana Automotive Shop for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Evansville, Indiana – In 2004, the Coca-Cola Company launched its Full Throttle® energy drink brand, which was later apparently acquired by Monster Beverage Company (“Monster”) in 2015. Energy also claims it has used a distinctive trade dress on its Full Throttle® products since 2004. Registration Nos. 1125(a).

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action. Anonymity of Infringers Anonymous actors make it difficult to identify defendants, hindering the service of notice and delivery of cease requests. Sifynet Solutions Pvt.

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Preventing Trademark Infringement or Stifling Healthy Competition? A Look at 1-800 Contacts and its Keyword Advertising Battle

LexBlog IP

Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.”

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The German provisions are based on the relevant provisions in the EU Enforcement Directive (2004/48). Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. by Christopher Heath. €