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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement. Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising.

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Protecting brands and trademarks on the internet

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Online advertisers bid to use keywords from search engines that feature famous brand names to divert customers to their website which damages the brand’s reputation. We recommend hiring the services of an IP attorney who will help find the right name and guide you throughout the trademark registration process. Protecting brands.

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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

SpicyIP

On 2 nd December 2021, Mason Rothschild began advertising an NFT collection of fur-covered Birkin-like handbags that he designed, advertising them as ‘METABIRKINS’. Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice. Ltd vs Google India Pvt.

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Dealing with Counterfeits on E-Commerce Websites

Kashishipr

Online marketplaces, search engine results, and social media should be monitored regularly, and infringements acted on quickly. Trademarks should be registered in the jurisdictions where the brand sells, manufactures, or even transports its products. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc.,

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. If you don’t have a Registered Trademark in place but a good faith belief concerning you owning a mark exclusively, you should use the ‘TM’ symbol with your mark. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.

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Trademark For Business Growth

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use. Sections 9 and 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 address the notion of confusion.

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Small business trademark protections are more critical than ever

Erik K Pelton

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! a great trademark: Marketing department. Television advertising. Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others. Corporate attorney. Physical offices.

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