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How to Get Sued for Sending a Cease-and-Desist Letter: Declaratory Judgment

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you get sued for sending a cease-and-desist letter? Before you send that cease-and-desist letter, understand this risk and gauge the probability of the other side escalating the fight. Need a smart strategy for enforcing your patent and trademark? Yes, you can get sued for sending a C&D letter.

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Trademark Enforcement: How to Stop Infringement of Your Brand

Patent Trademark Blog

How can you realistically enforce your trademarks? If you haven’t done so already, have your trademark application filed by a patent and trademark attorney with experience in the potential obstacles that might arise. Should you send a trademark cease-and-desist letter? How much does trademark enforcement cost?

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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Hershey Sues Californian Cookie Maker

IPilogue

Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow,?and The design of Hershey’s cone-shaped small chocolate “Kisses” has been a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) since 1996. When it comes to food designs, how far can a trademark go? Photo by Ashley Kirk ( Unsplash ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue?Writer,

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Through the Fire? Not Anymore – European Court of Justice strengthens Rights of Patent Owners in Germany

IP Tech Blog

For many years, German courts would, in principle, only grant a preliminary injunction in a patent case, if the patent in suit had “gone through the fire” in the sense of having survived an adversarial opposition or nullity proceeding at first instance. The post Through the Fire?

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Through the Fire? Not Anymore – European Court of Justice strengthens Rights of Patent Owners in Germany

LexBlog IP

For many years, German courts would, in principle, only grant a preliminary injunction in a patent case, if the patent in suit had “gone through the fire” in the sense of having survived an adversarial opposition or nullity proceeding at first instance.

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What is a common law trademark?

Patent Trademark Blog

How are trademark rights determined in the US? In contrast, many foreign countries give trademark rights to the first filer. Unlike patent litigation, there is no requirement that a mark first be registered before it can be enforced in trademark litigation. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. How do I get a Copyright?