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

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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. Perhaps you might want to send them a C&D letter to get them to respect your patents. Would it make sense to send them a trademark infringement letter.

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Top 3 Ways to Defend Patent Infringement Claims

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How do you defend a patent infringement claim? Accusations of patent infringement should be taken seriously. Whether they are asserted in the form of cease-and-desist letter or an Amazon patent violation, an accused infringer needs to gauge the seriousness of the problem.

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How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money

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If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is for you. Finally, there are several inexpensive alternatives to trademark litigation. In certain circumstances, a cease-and-desist letter may accomplish your objectives. Does cheap IP enforcement exist?

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How to Use Patents to Increase Sales

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If your product has unique aesthetic features that are nonfunctional, file a design patent application. When the novelty of your concept includes a combination of functional and nonfunctional features, it may make sense to file both utility and design patents. See utility patent costs here and design patent costs here.

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How to Know When to Change Your Patent Lawyer

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Has your patent attorney advised you of options to expedite your design patent or speed up your utility patent ? At a minimum, does your patent lawyer send a short reply to schedule a mutually available time for a longer call? Does the new patent attorney have litigation experience?

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