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“Go Ahead, Sue Us”: Sony sends Cease-and-Desist after Taunts

IPilogue

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. Personally, I love the slimming effect of the design.

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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. Need to enforce your patent and trademark rights, or reply to a cease-and-desist letter? Does the letter mention a copyright, trademark or patent?

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January, 13: Marjorie Taylor Greene Removes Video after Cease-and-Desist Letter from Dr. Dre; Computer Scientist Asks Courts for Copyright on AI-Generated Art; and Adidas Loses Case Over Three-Stripe Trademark

IP Watchdog

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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RightsClick Offers Simplified Copyright Management

Plagiarism Today

For independent creators, every hour spent working on one’s copyright is an hour not spent on creating new work or running their business. As such, many creators either neglect their work’s copyright protection or pay someone else to handle it, often at great cost. Copyright Office. Copyright Office fees.

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Dillon Construction Group Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Andretti Global Construction Team

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Indiana) in part, for copyright infringement of works of original authorship. According to the complaint, in early 2022, Andretti Global hired the Plaintiff and the Defendants to design and construct a racing facility in Fishers, IN. (Indiana); and Glenmark Construction Co. Continue reading

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Paramount Files Case with the Copyright Claims Board

Plagiarism Today

1A few weeks ago, we took a look at the first 100 cases filed with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), the recently launched copyright small claims court in the United States. However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event.

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Registering Product Design and the Functional Limitation

Patently-O

2023) The Timberland Boot trade dress case is pending before the Fourth Circuit, raising some interesting questions about the role of product trade dress vs design patents vs copyright vs utility patents. Timberland boots were first sold in the 1970s with a unique design that quickly resonated with consumers. Vidal (4th Cir.

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