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Challenging the claimed trademark. Defense counsel may petition to cancel the trademark with the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. They may argue the trademark registration wasn't valid (such as the trademark not being used in commerce) or that the defendant's trademark had preceded it.
You may file a declaratory judgment lawsuit, asking a court to declare that your mark does not infringe the trademark owner's mark, and/or that the trademark owner's mark is invalid.
The most common defenses in trademark infringement, unfair competition and trademark dilution suits include descriptive fair use, nominative fair use, laches, unclean hands and trademark misuse, fraud in obtaining the registration, and application of the First Amendment.
There are four main trademark infringement defenses that may be available for a defendant against a claim of trademark infringement: Doctrine of laches; Estoppel; Unclean hands; and. Fair use doctrine or collateral use doctrine.
The party asking for an injunctive relief must prove three things: 1) that there is a cause of action against the defendant; 2) that the party seeking the injunction has a right to the property in question; and 3) that the objects in question are in danger of “probable, imminent, and irreparable injury.” In the Strube ...
The most common remedy for trademark infringement is injunctive relief. Injunctions are court orders commanding that the infringer immediately cease its unlawful activities. Injunctions address future conduct rather than past actions.
In order to oppose a trademark, one must file a Notice of Opposition with the TTAB. The Notice of Opposition must state and articulate both the Opposer's standing to file the opposition and the substantive grounds for the opposition.
Here are five steps small business owners can follow to avoid a trademark infringement lawsuit: Do your research. Before you settle on a name, logo, or domain name, make sure it is not already trademarked. Enlist help. Consider general liability insurance. Register your trademark. Document your findings.