Litigation Fundamentals: Issuing Subpoenas to Obtain Records & Evidence when Litigating in Court Subpoena power when you’re in litigation. Subpoenas are a way for people in companies to get records about other people’s claims. For example, if someone claims to have been hurt by your product, you are going to want to subpoena the medical…
Traditionally, designs for articles of fashion, including sneakers, have not had much intellectual property (IP) protection available. However, today these articles can be eligible for protection under copyright, trademark and patent law. Whether you’re a designer or reseller of fashion goods, you need to know the types of protection (and common defenses) available. Copyright Protection…
This short clip is of CJ Rosenbaum explaining how our law firm protects brands online and how we limit any blow back from sellers. What kinds of risks do brands face online & how do you fend off any blow back? The #1 thing when it comes to brand protection is making sure that you…
Announcement for Sellers of Replacement Toothbrush Heads on Amazon An unknown individual using the email address ip@brandprotection.org has been filing false utility patent complaints on Amazon against seller listings for private label brand replacement parts for a brand of electric toothbrushes. The anonymous complainant is specifically reporting sellers for infringing on a utility patent. These…
The law offices of FERENCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC on behalf of the company Doggie Dental Inc. filed an infringement lawsuit against tons of sellers. The basis of the lawsuit is defendants’ willful infringement of one or more of Doggie Dental’s U.S. Patents, No. 10,477,838 (“Plaintiffs’ Patent” or “the ‘838 patent”). Specifically, by offering for sale,…
Richemont International SA et al v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A” https://youtu.be/geCStMFdCSI Case: 1:19-cv-07908, Jorge L. Alonso, presiding UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA, CARTIER INTERNATIONAL A.G., MONTBLANC-SIMPLO GMBH, CHLOE S.A.S., VAN CLEEF & ARPELS SA, and OFFICINE PANERAI A.G., COMPLAINT: Plaintiffs…
SUING THE NFL FOR BASELESS COMPLAINTS We are suing the Dallas Cowboys for making totally baseless complaints against one of our sellers who lost a boatload of money, and he’s not going to take it. So, by the time you are seeing this, this law firm has sued the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys, and…
Amazon Sellers’ Rights & Baseless Counterfeit Complaints Intellectual property rights complaints are a huge source of suspensions of Amazon’s third-party sellers. When a brand makes an intellectual property rights complaint against a 3rd party Amazon seller and causes an account or listing suspension, the suspended Amazon seller should seek a retraction of that complaint. Specific…
For all online sellers, have you received a false counterfeit claim accusing you of selling counterfeit products? If so, you may be able to seek significant damages from the accuser under a law called ‘defamation per se.’ When being falsely accused of a crime, defamation per se may help you recover damages. When an accuser…
