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Cease and desist: Tough but fair

Likelihood of Confusion

You don’t have to be a bomb-thrower like me to have strong opinions about muscle-bound cease and desist letters. Duets Blogger Steve Baird, no defense-side snowflake, has agreed with me in the past on this topic.

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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.” This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program.

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Fairly Competing, Episode 15: Cease and Desist Letters

LexBlog IP

In this episode, Ben , Russell and I discuss what to do when you receive a cease and desist letter , including how to prepare for it and how to respond to it. Fairly Competing, Episode 15: Cease and Desist Letters. And, please email Ben , Russell or me with any topics you’d like to hear us discuss.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

IPilogue

I attended the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings (“GOTTMs”) hosted by Leiden University on April 5, 2022. She received a cease-and-desist notice from the photographer Michael Halsband, directing her to destroy the artwork. She discussed this topic in greater detail in her aforementioned paper. SuperRare).

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Major Record Labels Sue Youtube-dl’s Hosting Provider

TorrentFreak

Law firm Rasch works with several major music industry players and it was on their behalf that cease-and-desist orders were sent to local hosting service Uberspace. While the RIAA’s effort to take down youtube-dl from GitHub grabbed all the headlines, moves had already been underway weeks before that in Germany.

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Practice Tips for Combating Counterfeiters: An Action Plan for Brands, Manufacturers and Retailers

Intellectual Property Law Blog

There are several strategies for protecting your brand and your business ranging from quick and inexpensive actions such as cease and desist letters, to district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation. In addition, they may be liable for defective counterfeit products even if they did not manufacture them.

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A Trademark Christmas

LexBlog IP

For those who have been reading our blog for a while, you know that this is not the case (shameless plug for my post from last year on a similar topic). For example, if you are thinking about launching a special promotion for your products or services inspired by holiday-themed IP, it can still result in a cease-and-desist (or worse).