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Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Roshan Santhalia ruminating on the question of whether a cease-and-desist notice before instituting a trademark or copyright infringement suit should be issued or not. His predominant areas of practise are Arbitration, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws.

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Protecting the Peaks: Forest River Secures $2 Million Verdict in Trademark Suit

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The court awarded Forest River a $2 million judgment in its trademark infringement case against local competitor inTech Trailers Inc., This infringement stemmed from inTech’s introduction of a “Terra” brand travel trailer, which the jury found to bear similarities to Forest River’s established trademarks.

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Mortgage Company Seeks FREEDOM From Alleged Trademark Infringement Suit

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

New Jersey Plaintiff, Freedom Mortgage Corporation , has filed a complaint against New Albany, Indiana Defendant, Freedompoint, LLC, for claims of trademark infringement and related unfair competition in the home mortgage and refinancing field. The trademarks that are at issue in the lawsuit are the FREEDOM MORTGAGE trademark ( Reg.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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Thrivent Sues for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

According to the Complaint, in or around March 2022, Thrivent requested the Defendant, PFJ Ventures LLC a/k/a Thrivant Consulting LLC , “PFJ Ventures” to cease and desist the use of the Mark THRIVANT mark in connection with financial services. 1125 and Trademark Infringement under Indiana Common Law.

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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. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. 1125 and Trademark Infringement under Indiana Common Law.

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Lafayette Interior Fashions Sues Competitor for Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

LVB has a federal trademark registration, with the USPTO , for the word mark GENESIS under Registration No. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C.