Intellectual Property Matters

For the Jobs You need Done, but Can’t Always Do Yourself

Trademark

  • Determine the date of use of an infringer.
  • Determine identity of an infringer for a cease and desist letter.
  • Identify who is behind gripe-sites and infringing entities.
  • Buy and document purchase of infringing material.
  • Buy trademark on behalf of client. Go-between pays less.

Copyright

  • Identify the proper recipient for a notice and takedown letter.
  • Establish first date of sale of products in question.
  • Profile opposing litigants, including lead plaintiffs in class actions.

CASE STUDY: DOMAIN NAME OWNER IDENTIFIED; NAME PURCHASED

A client had attempted for months to communicate with the owner of a web domain who pretended he did not speak English. We sent Chinese-language investigators to his home, but he refused to speak to them.  After several weeks of investigation into the state of his business, we presented him with an offer that was more than fair, and the domain name was transferred to our client. Our bill was $3,700.

CASE STUDY: SIX INFRINGING NAMES, TWO TAKEN DOWN.

A client asked us to identify six businesses that appeared to be infringing on their trademark. We established that four of the businesses were defunct, but two were still operating. We then found that operations of these companies had begun after our client’s mark had been registered and first used. The client was able to send cease-and-desist letters and successfully negotiated with the two infringers. Our bill was $3,400.