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Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

Patent Trademark Blog

Why send a cease-and-desist letter? On its surface, a cease-and-desist letter seems like a less expensive way to enforce intellectual property rights. Are competitors copying your products? Would it make sense to send them a trademark infringement letter. Should you send a C&D letter?

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. This means that no one else can copy or distribute their creations without permission. To obtain copyright protection, startups do not need to register their works as copyrights automatically exist upon creation.

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The five steps to help you protect and enforce your trademarks in Portugal

Garrigues Blog

weigh up and anticipate what a litigation case entails in the big picture and in light of your business. Successful products and services are likely to have their trademarks copied. It is not that you in particular and your trademark are being targeted, but awareness on how to proceed yields value to your brand.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

SpicyIP

Gaurangi Kapoor highlights the key aspects of the litigation and writes on the findings of the court. They further argued that they had issued a cease and desist notice on 6th November, 2020 to which no response was received. on 8 May, 2023 The plaintiff alleged infringement of registered trademark PANTOCID.

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