SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Roshan Santhalia ruminating on the question of whether a cease-and-desist notice before instituting a trademark or copyright infringement suit should be issued or not. Cease and desist by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 He completed his B.A.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 26, 2024

You don’t have to be a bomb-thrower like me to have strong opinions about muscle-bound cease and desist letters. He has a new post that includes some great advice for would-be trademark enforcers, whom he advises to put […] The post Cease and desist: Tough but fair appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 15, 2022

Despite VNest TV’s operator being terribly exposed, at least one cease-and-desist notification sent by the plaintiffs went ignored. When information from the payment receipts is combined, there’s enough to show company and personal names plus connections to social media accounts.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Unsurprisingly, Sony sent DBrand a cease-and-desist letter , which the Canadian company published online and used to generate marketing for a newer, allegedly “not illegal,” albeit similar, product. The cease-and-desist letter can be found here. Photo by DBrand.

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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.” This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Through the court, RTI wants Cloudflare to cease providing its services to Guardaserie and block all associated domain names. A random Guardaserie domain RTI informed the court that Cloudflare took no action in response to a cease and desist letter it sent earlier this year. .

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

to’s law firm Boston Law Group sent a cease and desist letter to Promusicae, describing the takedown notice as defamatory and false. to’s cease-and-desist letter added. . to’s cease-and-desist letter added. to Cease and Desist, sent to Promusicae In addition, MP3.to’s

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2024

New Pirate Streaming Crackdown Today, FACT announced yet another successful ‘crackdown’ where cease and desist letters were sent to thirty suppliers of illegal IPTV services across the UK. Our cease-and-desist measures are not just warnings — they are the first step toward holding offenders accountable.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 24, 2024

Cease-and-desist letters, often referred to as demand letters, are a valuable tool in defending your intellectual property rights, including copyrights and trademarks. This correspondence will outline the ownership of the work, highlight the infringing activity. By: Hendershot Cowart P.C.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

If someone is hurting you or your business, one option is to send a cease-and-desist letter (also known as a “demand letter”). What is it, and what are the grounds for a cease and desist letter? This letter informs the recipient of their harmful action and warns them of the potential legal consequences of failing to stop.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Dr. Dre issues a cease-and-desist letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene alleging copyright infringement; Apple loses a patent case that threatens the import of certain Apple Watches; a jury rules in favor of fashion designer Thom Browne over Adidas in a trademark case; and the USPTO extends the deadline to submit comments (..)

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

A cease-and-desist (C&D) letter typically demands that the recipient stop (cease) doing something now and avoid (desist from) doing it in the future, or risk being sued.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It was submitted that despite the PPL’s multiple cease and desist notices, SAI neither responded to its notices nor addressed the alleged infringement. PPL alleged that SAI used its recordings without authorization at a previous event as well which was organized at the same venue- Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Stadium.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The first is sending a cease and desist letter. In addition to the cease and desist letter, users can also send a DMCA takedown notice or can reach out to an attorney in their network for additional help.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In its Discord channel, the site mentions that it received cease and desist notices from City of London Police and the MPA. Switching to more new domains including braflix.ru and most recently braflix.is, didn’t help either. Braflix Shuts Down Early this morning, Braflix announced that it will throw in the towel.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Commission may grant a cease and desist order (“CDO”) when it finds a violation of Section 337. See 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1).

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Eventually, the RIAA itself got involved, sending a cease and desist letter to Hitpiece on February 4. The same day that the RIAA sent its cease and deist letter to Hitpiece, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against reseller StockX over Nike-themed NFTs.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Now, just a few months later, PokerPaint is back in the spotlight for offering NFTs of some of that artwork and at least one photographer is claiming that it includes work he previously filed a cease and desist order on. PokerPaint has not responded to the allegations.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Midfield – Both attacking and defensive for protection when needed: Issuing ‘cease and desist’ letters when infringements occur. Goalie – The ultimate protector and backstop: Trademark Registration. Defense – Common law rights acquired by use of the mark.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2021

He has sent several cease and desist letters regarding the issue but Le Tegre have opted to file the lawsuit proactively, beating Mann to the legal punch. According to Mann, Deceptacon infringes on his 1961 single Who Put the Bomp (Bomp, Bomp, Bomp).

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was locked out of her Twitter account following a copyright complaint filed by Dr. Dre over a video Greene posted. The video featured the song Still D.R.E.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The lawsuit indicates that this is not the first run in between the two parties, as EKB claims to have sent a cease and desist letter to the company in 2020. The lawsuit was filed in California and accuses Zulily of using their designs on fabrics that they have sold through their site. 3: BMI Is Changing to a For-Profit Business Model.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The court also found willful infringement based on Chicken Joes profanity-laden response to the plaintiffs cease-and-desist letter: The most disappointing part of the email? Admittedly, it’s not a textbook cease-and-desist response. That Chicken Joes is owned by a guy named John.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The lawsuit targets Jason Tusa and actually began back in August 2020 when he shuttered his Area 51 service following a cease-and-desist letter. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is asking for some $16.35

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

Targeting homes in Alcester, Solihull, and Birmingham, investigators and police officers served so-called ‘cease-and-desist’ notices requiring suspects to cease any illegal activity with immediate effect, or face more serious consequences. Cease-and-Desist Notices Are More Common in Fraud Cases.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO. However, according to Concannon, while he granted Netflix and the show’s producer a right to display the jacket as part of the show, he never granted LEGO the right to commercially reproduce the work. 2: GitHub Takes Down “Widevine Dump” Forks Following MPA Complaint.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

including sending him a cease and desist letter. , which they accuse of scraping and republishing data from some 350,000 Instagram profiles. Meta claims to have repeatedly taken action to stop Ate?, 3: Lawsuit Says Meta Stole Hundreds of Songs from Swedish Music Label.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

When compared to a mailed cease-and-desist notice, similar documents served in person are designed to have a personal impact, and are often credited with presenting a tangible reality more likely to yield results.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 13, 2021

That prompted the MPA to send a cease and desist letter to the site’s operator, which responded by actually opening up new sites. He has also been ordered to pay some $4.3 million is restitution to the MPAA (now MPA) and the IRS.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The intellectual property (IP) of your business has value. IP can take several forms, including patent and trademark registrations, or intellectual property rights arising from common law, such as trade secrets, confidential information, or unregistered trademarks. By: Smart & Biggar

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

inventors) to send cease and desist letters, file complaints in federal district court, and at times endure patent litigation to its completion. Recovering money from users of technology requires movement on the part of inventors of technology. All of these movements require the inventor to possess a patent.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

The owners of Grease sent a cease and desist letter in August 2019 that resulted in performances of Vape being cancelled. Vape is intended as a parody of Grease and reuses and alters many elements of the original for the purpose of commentating on modern times and how well (or poorly) Grease has aged.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Over several years, the defendant had sent cease and desist letters to the claimant’s customers, alleging that claimant infringed defendant’s copyright in this instructional manual. The remaining 50% is evenly distributed over the rest of the roof, but not on the top two rows.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2023

Police Delivered Cease and Desist Notices In addition to the four arrests, police say that more than 200 ‘cease and desist’ notices were delivered to individuals “suspected of running illegal streaming services around the country.”

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

According to the lawsuit, JMC ignored multiple cease and desist letters sent by Paramount and, instead, went forward with the events. The McDowell’s theme is taken from the 1988 film Coming to America , which had a sequel released in 2021. After the sequel came out, JMC announced that they would hold a popup using the theming.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

Law firm Rasch works with several major music industry players and it was on their behalf that cease-and-desist orders were sent to local hosting service Uberspace. While the RIAA’s effort to take down youtube-dl from GitHub grabbed all the headlines, moves had already been underway weeks before that in Germany.

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