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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? Why would accused infringers file DJ legal actions?

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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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Declaratory Judgment: How to Fight a Patent Infringement Claim When Stakes Are High

Patent Trademark Blog

Instead of asking for money damages or an injunction, the accused infringer is asking the court to render a decision that their products do not infringe a particular patent. Need to defend a patent infringement claim? Second, the patent owner might not want to escalate the fight.

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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. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. PUMA North America Inc.

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Patent Enforcement: How To Stop Patent Infringement

Patent Trademark Blog

Is patent enforcement possible for small companies? Whatever people may have heard about patent enforcement, one thing is clear. Almost everyone knows that patent infringement lawsuits are expensive. If patent infringement litigation is so costly, what options are available to startups and small businesses?

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Trademark Enforcement: How to Stop Infringement of Your Brand

Patent Trademark Blog

How can you realistically enforce your trademarks? Trademark enforcement is not only for millionaires and big companies. Startups and small businesses can use cost-effective ways to stop or discourage trademark infringement. By employing smart tactics, you can increase trademark protection while spending less.