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How to Deal with a Counterfeit Product or Claim

Patent Trademark Blog

The difference between trademark infringement and counterfeiting is a matter of the extent of copying. Register your trademarks to block the sale of competing goods that use a similar name or logo. You can then record your registered trademark with US Customs to block the import of infringing goods bearing similar marks.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Your Copy-Rights. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website. Trademark protects words, symbols, and slogans that identify products or services.

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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

azrights

They copy business models, and any aspect of a business’ successful branding, be it, by introducing new features, copying its positioning, or even using similar names or brand identifiers. Some will copy blatantly, others are more savvy so will copy what they calculate they can get away with. Take Coca Cola as an Example.

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

Patents A patent permits the owner to exclude others from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing the invention of the patent. There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents. Registering trademarks with the U.S.

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Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

Patent Trademark Blog

Are competitors copying your products? 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. That being said, sending a trademark cease-and-desist letter may give the trademark owner certain advantages.

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Tokenization of intellectual property for IP rights management

The IPKat

By using asymmetric cryptography it is secured that only the owner can transfer the access rights and that the access rights cannot be copied.) The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token.

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

Art Law Journal

Your Copy-Rights. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website. Trademark protects words, symbols, and slogans that identify products or services.