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Steps to consider before sending a cease-and-desist letter

JD Supra Law

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. The intellectual property (IP) of your business has value. By: Smart & Biggar

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5 tips for the safekeeping of your trade secrets

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

Keep information confidential If you have documents containing trade secret information, keep those documents locked in a filing cabinet. Educate employees Ensure that all employees understand the importance of trade secret confidentiality. The defendant may have to pay monetary damages and adhere to an order to cease and desist.

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5 tips for the safekeeping of your trade secrets

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

Keep information confidential If you have documents containing trade secret information, keep those documents locked in a filing cabinet. Educate employees Ensure that all employees understand the importance of trade secret confidentiality. The defendant may have to pay monetary damages and adhere to an order to cease and desist.

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Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

TorrentFreak

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). In October 2020, a confidential settlement was reached, which included a clause for Tusa not to create or be involved in any other similar services. It later disappeared.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Trade Secrets: Trade secrets encompass confidential information critical for a startup’s success; this may include formulas, processes, customer lists, marketing strategies etc. Startups can protect both the source code and object code through copyright registration.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. 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. The registrant counternoticed each time. per sticker set.

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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

IIPRD

8] Cease and desist letters are also measures to tackle such infringement wherein the seller is demanded to stop the sale of the product and never sell it again. 15] It is a voluntary and confidential process and have essential elements similar to UPNEP Programme. This assist if a situation of litigation arises. [9]