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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

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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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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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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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.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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Dealing with Counterfeits on E-Commerce Websites

Kashishipr

Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. Online marketplaces, search engine results, and social media should be monitored regularly, and infringements acted on quickly. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc.,

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Even if you have the Trademark Registration in place, it is essential to understand that the trademark rights are not self-executing; being the trademark owner, you are ultimately responsible for monitoring the marketplace and your use as well to safeguard well against losing the rights. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.