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Tacos with a Side of Cease and Desist

IPilogue

Controversy ensued when a Mexican food restaurant in the UK, Taquería, issued a cease and desist letter to a similar restaurant, Sonora Taquería, for infringement of their registered mark “Taqueria.” Trademarking taquería is akin to trademarking “pizzeria” or “café.”

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Trademark Influencers and Aspen Mountain

Patently-O

According to the complaint, ASC is suing Perfect Moment for trademark infringement, false association, unfair competition, and other claims. After a cease & desist letter, Perfect Moment removed some but not all of the photos. ASC asserts such posts falsely imply an endorsement or sponsorship relationship.

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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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An unprotected trademark is an unguarded asset

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, What Are the Potential Costs of an Unprotected Trademark. Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. Second, there’s the cost of time.

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Protecting brands and trademarks on the internet

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

In this blog, we will see brands and trademarks on the internet and how to protect them from infringement. Domain names and trademarks. A domain name can be registered as a trademark if it is distinct and is capable of differentiating your website from others. Protecting brands.

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Ga. Chain Sues Ohio Food Truck Over 'Twisted Taco' Name

IP Law 360

An Atlanta-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain has sued an Ohio food truck in federal court to make it stop using the name Twisted Taco on branding and social media, alleging the small business has infringed its trademark for years and ignored cease-and-desist letters.

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Airline Sues to Stop Popular Web-Scraping Service–American Airlines v. The Points Guy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

On January 9th, American Airlines sent TPG a cease-and-desist letter. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together.