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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. 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

Patent Trademark Blog

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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PUMA Sues Competitor for Alleged Trademark and Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

PUMA applied for a Federal Trademark registration under Application Serial No. Brooks”) cease and desist the use of the Mark NITRO mark in connection with footwear. PUMA also alleges that the Brooks shoe the “Aurora BL” infringes upon their Design Patent No. PUMA North America Inc.

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How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money

Patent Trademark Blog

If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is for you. How to enforce trademarks inexpensively. Let’s start with trademarks. At the outset, register your trademarks for your more important products and services. Not all marks, however, qualify.

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Failure to Mark Patent Number on Products Results in Complete Loss of Pre-Suit Infringement Damages

LexBlog IP

As further explained below, companies should thus very seriously consider the inclusion of patent markings on all relevant products. Design Patent No. 13, 2015, which was the design patent asserted in the matter noted above. Design Patent No. At bottom are two annotated versions of a figure from U.S.

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How to Use Patents to Increase Sales

Patent Trademark Blog

Me-too products may be better off with simply trademark registration. When your product contains unique functional features, apply for a utility patent. If your product has unique aesthetic features that are nonfunctional, file a design patent application. See utility patent costs here and design patent costs here.

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How to Know When to Change Your Patent Lawyer

Patent Trademark Blog

Excuse 2: Your Patent Application Is Taking Too Long We all hate waiting. You need your patent or trademark registered, and you need it now. Has your patent attorney advised you of options to expedite your design patent or speed up your utility patent ? Have they handled Amazon patent disputes ?

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