TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A named defendant and others yet to be fully identified now face a full-blown lawsuit after allegedly failing to comply with the terms of a cease-and-desist notice. In essence, the game is a finely balanced environment supported by a business model that relies on the game being just that. These matters in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

KTV Registered as a Business in Ohio. 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.

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Nelligan Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Your marketing team prepares advertisements, packaging – perhaps even signage. You have a fresh deck of business cards in your pocket. One morning you open your email and there is a scary “Cease and Desist” letter in your inbox. You are anxious and eager to begin rolling this out, so you take the plunge. What do you do?

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43(B)log

JANUARY 3, 2024

I’m only going to discuss the false association/false advertising bits; as to the latter, state law provides more protection than federal because of the “commercial advertising or promotion” requirement for Lanham Act false advertising. The false association/coordinate state law claims survived. Ankura Consulting Grp.,

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising. Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It is difficult to remember a time when keyword advertising did not dominate the internet. Most search engines, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, maintain keyword advertising programs which allow advertisers to bid on search terms and keywords that drive customers searching for a particular product or service to their website.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

If someone is running a pirate business of any significance, they can be 100% sure that their case is somewhere in our pipeline,” van Voorn says. Cease and Desist. While court cases are also part of the repertoire, a cease-and-desist letter is usually the first step taken. ” KYBC Frustrations.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

BigBasket , the largest online grocery store in India slapped a Cease-and-Desist notice on Daily Basket , a young startup, alleging infringement of their trademark. That being said, in the instant case, apart from the word ‘basket’ there are no other similarities in the marks used by either of the businesses.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lastly, trademarks are pivotal for commercial purposes such as sales and advertisements. The plaintiffs contended that the GOOGLE mark was rather generic in nature and that he should be allowed to use the mark for business purposes. Thus, the plaintiff was restricted from using the GOOGLE trademark in their business.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

trademark protects names, slogans and other things that identify a specific business, product or service. Homemade costumes rarely run into any issues (no matter how elaborate) as both rightsholders and the law are focused on business uses. The other major part of the question is trademark.

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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. For example, it’s believed that Google-owned YouTube holds information on the operators of several channels that are used for marketing and advertising EngineOwning products.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Initially filed in August 2020, the complaint targeted five ‘doe’ defendants, together doing business as Universe IPTV and Universe TV. The complaint alleged that the service’s business was carried out via several domains, including but not limited to World-Universeiptv.com and Uni-Update.com. Broad Injunction Against Universe IPTV.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

The growth of internet and internet related facilities have made brands shift a major part of their business online, some generating the entirety of their income through online sales. Thus, it becomes important to safeguard your business. These include spam emails, phishing, cybersquatting, brandjacking, etc.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

According to the Complaint, Defendant, Full Throttle Automotive LLC (“FTA”), is in the business of automotive repair services. Energy claims that FTA has advertised and promoted its services using the allegedly infringing mark at an event for which Energy’s Full Throttle® brand was previously the title sponsor. 1125(a).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

February: In Nigeria, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022 , was signed into law. Stephen Mouka issued a Cease and Desist Notice to the public after an X user created and shared a limited merchandise bearing the slogan. Today, it’s about the trade marks.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Through this, the former aims to monopolize the market and kick out any remotely similar business operating under the mark. Such groundless threats are commonly achieved by sending cease and desist letters or legal notices threatening the recipient with legal proceedings.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

It found that the majority (76%) openly advertised their payment options with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal leading the way. “These procedures can include multiple cease and desist notices and may require proof via a test [IPTV] purchase. of all payment methods openly advertised by pirate IPTV providers.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

In that context, according to the applicant, the existence of an earlier cooperation agreement between the applicant and a subsidiary of the intervener would have established that there had been a business and fiduciary relationship between the parties.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, between 2019 and 2020, both the New York and California attorneys general sent cease and desist letters to the Black Lives Matter Foundation, which had no involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement, yet was soliciting millions of dollars in donations.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate. These people do business online and try to hide their identities. Collaborating with Governments and Law Enforcement. all over the globe.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Business photo created by rawpixel.com. Raising objections to the misuse of one’s trademark by way of sending cease and desist notices, initiating action for passing off or infringement, etc. Misuse often occurs as a result of lack of education rather than wrongful intent. Major multinationals such as Google Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Which makes the question of copyright preemption of online contracts a vitally important one for any person or business that is looking to do anything important with online data. As more business models are being eaten by software, it’s the offline contracts that are becoming increasingly atypical. TOU at 6-7. ” TOU at 1.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I am particularly sensitive to the trademark challenges that small businesses face for several reasons. Since 1999, I have built and managed my own small business, Erik M. 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! Television advertising.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Adidas, for example, is a brand that has achieved success in the sports business by introducing sports clothing and other related products. Because of its digital marketing being so powerful and influential, many small businesses come forward to collaborate with large companies like this. For Example, Nike, Apple, Haagen-Dazszl.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Or, for that matter, hiQ Labs, who has effectively been run out of business by their ongoing litigation with LinkedIn, and who has been on the losing end of almost every key legal decision in their dispute with LinkedIn. As with most things, the rules that apply to Google might not apply to your business. Just ask BrandTotal.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Usually, the documents that e-commerce sites would need to be submitted along with the take-down notice are as follows: Proof of Identity – Business incorporation certificate for companies, identification document such as a passport for individuals. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc.,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Vagueness and ambiguity are one thing when a company is weighing whether its actions might violate Section 5 and subject it to a cease-and-desist order, but it is quite another thing when they characterize a rule, the violation of which subjects companies to potentially substantial per-violation civil penalties.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

While a trademark administrative procedure would end within a few days with a peremptory order to cease and desist the illicit use of the bottles and a fine for the infringer, an unfair competition/trade dress lawsuit could last for 12 months and would be more expensive. Tsingtao’s choice.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

After another busy week here at SpicyIP, here are the quick summaries of the 5 blogposts that were put up, along with 15 case summaries and other national and international IP developments for you. Delhi High Court directs Registry to advertise KFC’s ‘Chicken Zinger’ trademark. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on?

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Trademarks provide multiple crucial advantages to businesses and customers alike. In most cases, it is typically sufficient if the trademark symbol appears with one single prominent use of the mark in one single label or advertisement, even though the mark in itself may appear multiple times. Bottom Line. For more visit: [link].

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43(B)log

AUGUST 18, 2021

were valid and infringed, but the latter wasn’t counterfeited; SMRI’s dilution victory was vacated, but not its victories on deceptive trade practices, ACPA, false advertising, and unfair competition. While this may have been bad business judgment on the part of Wal-Mart, the conduct does not rise to the level of ‘subjective.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries. Lastly and most importantly, the company should understand who they are doing business with. After looking at all known IP assets, look into what may be unknown.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries. Lastly and most importantly, the company should understand who they are doing business with. After looking at all known IP assets, look into what may be unknown.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. The Plaintiff issued a cease and desist letter against the use of such marks and the Defendant agreed to settle the claim, but not to discontinue use of its erstwhile company name. The court held that puffery in advertisements is allowed as long as the assertions made are reasonable.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Nor was there any evidence of advertising. Rather, any use commenced by the buyer of a mark not associated with a business or relevant portion thereof could, at best, establish only the buyer’s going-forward priority rights based on its own, and proper, first use of the mark. no intent to resume use) by the seller."

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Tata SIA Airlines, vacating the ex parte interim injunction granted against Vistara’s use of term “Fly Higher” in its advertisements. The court relied on the studies conducted by Lumen and “large volumes” of cease and desist complaints to prima facie establish that the App is a rogue website and deserves to be blocked as a whole.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Following the announcement, Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to SuperFarm and Dash. In the Amended Complaint, Hermès claimed that Rothschild first began advertising the NFTs under the “METABIRKINS” trademark on December 2, 2021, at Art Basel in Miami, Florida. As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction.

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