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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

For trademark owners, litigation was their main option. Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action. also, Misuse of social media involves using trademarks without authorization to mislead or damage companies.

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Protecting brands and trademarks on the internet

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

While finding out the right domain name that can be registered as a trademark, you must conduct a thorough trademark search to check if there are any names similar to your website. We recommend hiring the services of an IP attorney who will help find the right name and guide you throughout the trademark registration process.

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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

SpicyIP

Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice. Budweiser sued Foolish Post for, inter-alia , trademark infringement and dilution. These NFTs were available on OpenSea- an online NFT marketplace. The precedent set in Consim Info Pvt.

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The five steps to help you protect and enforce your trademarks in Portugal

Garrigues Blog

If you own a business in Portugal and have a registered trademark, these recommendations will prove useful. Therefore, before emabarking on any enforcement action, you need to gather as much information as possible on the entity copying your trademark(s). Anticipate and act: prevention. Still, it is the best approach.

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Dealing with Counterfeits on E-Commerce Websites

Kashishipr

Online marketplaces, search engine results, and social media should be monitored regularly, and infringements acted on quickly. Trademarks should be registered in the jurisdictions where the brand sells, manufactures, or even transports its products. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc.,

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. If you don’t have a Registered Trademark in place but a good faith belief concerning you owning a mark exclusively, you should use the ‘TM’ symbol with your mark. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically. Bottom Line.

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Trademark For Business Growth

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.