IPilogue
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Controversy ensued when a Mexican food restaurant in the UK, Taquería, issued a cease and desist letter to a similar restaurant, Sonora Taquería, for infringement of their registered mark “Taqueria.” ” However, Sonora Taquería is not the first business TW’s trademark is enforced against.
TorrentFreak
JULY 15, 2022
“According to Defendants, VNest TV offers ‘the best content and up time than anyone else in the business.’ When information from the payment receipts is combined, there’s enough to show company and personal names plus connections to social media accounts. The complaint can be found here (pdf).
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LexBlog IP
AUGUST 17, 2023
You’ve chosen the perfect business name and you’re excited about starting to use it. They can also result in cease and desist requests from the owners of the businesses with the similar names. The post Before You Name Your Business, You Must Do This! appeared first on King Business and Patent Law.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 14, 2022
Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. When you hire someone to write or post or do social media for you, or create most types of content, it is generally a work for hire type of agreement.
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.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 9, 2021
I recently spoke with a small business owner who bought a restaurant, rebranded it, opened it to the public, and received critical acclaim. Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. Second, there’s the cost of time.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 5, 2024
Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action. also, Misuse of social media involves using trademarks without authorization to mislead or damage companies. For trademark owners, litigation was their main option.
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