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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

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Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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Enforcing Copyright Outside the Courtroom – The New Notice Regimes

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. Fortunately, obtaining a copyright registration is extremely quick and relatively inexpensive.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. The registrant counternoticed each time. per sticker set.

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

Garrigues Blog

Registrations will not prevent others per se from trying to enter the market with similar signs covering similar goods and services: you need to be vigilant and take into account the following ground rules. It is not that you in particular and your trademark are being targeted, but awareness on how to proceed yields value to your brand.

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

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Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice. His order does not restrain Mattel from filing an infringement suit which is probably why the studio decided to change the songs name as part of a settlement deal with Mattel.

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