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How to Respond to a Cease and Desist Letter
The short answer: Do not panic, and do not ignore it. A cease and desist letter is not a court order -- it is a demand from someone who believes you are doing something unlawful, and it usually ...
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What Is a Cease and Desist Letter? A Business Owner's Complete Guide
What a cease and desist letter is, when to send one, what to do if you receive one, and when you need a business attorney involved. A complete guide.
Read articleCan Someone Steal Your Website's Look and Feel? Trade Dress Protection for Digital Products
Your website's design may be protectable as trade dress under the Lanham Act. Learn how courts analyze look-and-feel claims for digital products and SaaS UI.
Read articleHow to Protect Your Software: A Founder's Guide to Intellectual Property, Licensing, and Source Code Security
How to protect software intellectual property through copyright, patents, trade secrets and licensing. Practical IP strategy for founders and software firms.
Read articleAn Employee Stole Your Source Code. Here's Your Legal Playbook.
What to do when an employee leaves with your source code: trade secret claims, breach of contract, cybersecurity response, and the protections to have in place.
Read articleSecuritizing Intellectual Property: New Investment Opportunities in Connecticut
How Connecticut businesses and investors can securitize intellectual property, turning patents, trademarks and royalties into tradable securities.
Read articleLessons Learned From Famous IP Cases: Protecting Your Business
Famous intellectual property cases and the practical lessons they hold for businesses: how to protect trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets before a dispute.
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